Glycogen metabolism
Glycogen is homopolysaccharide formed of branched α-D-GLUCOSE units (α1,4and α1,6)each branch is made of 6-12 glucose units , at the branching point the chain is attached by 1-6 link
•site: present in cytoplasm of liver and muscles.
Function of glycogen :
A) liver glycogen: it maintains normal blood glucose concentration in early
stage of fasting 12-18hours then is depleted
B) muscle glycogen : acts as source of energy within the muscle ,during
muscle contraction.
Definition* synthesis of glycogen (glycogenesis)
It is the formation of glycogen is liver and muscle.
Steps: glucose molecules are first activated to uridine diphosphate glucose
(UDP-6) then is added to glycogen primer to form glycogen.
GlucoseUTP
UDP-glucoseglycogen primer
glycogenglycogen synthase
G-6-Po4 phosphoglucose mutase
G-1-PO4
UDP-glucose-
UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase
Formation of glycogen:
UDP-glucose reacts with glycogen primer .. glycogen synthase (key
enzyme) causing elongation of α1-4 branched up to 11 glucose
units
•UDPG +glycogen primerGlycogen synthase
UDP + elongated glycogen primer
Branching enzyme:
It transfers part of elongated chain (5-8glucose units) to the next
chain forming a new α1-6 glucosidic bond . The new branches are
elongated by glycogen synthase and the process is repeated .
Glycogenesis
Glucosen UDP-Glucose+ Glucosen+1 + UDP
Preformed glycogen Glycogen with one more glucose
UDP-Glysosyl transferase
1-4 Glycosyl Linkage
Glycogenolysis
Provides glucose.2 steps:
Hydrolysis of glycosidic bond
by glycogen-phosphorylase
Debranching enzyme.
Pi
1-6 Glycosyl linkage
1-4 Glycosyl linkageGlycogen phosphorylase
Debranching Enzyme[Glucosyltransferase]
Debranching Enzyme[Glucosidase]
Glycogen phosphorylase
Pi
H2O
Pi
I . Breakdown of glycogen (glycogenolsis)
Definition : it is a breakdown of glycogen into glucose in liver and lactic
acid in muscles.
Steps:
Phosphorylase (key enzyme): act on α(1-4bond) removes glucose units in
the form of glucose-1-P then the branch contains 4glucose unit, 3of them
are transferred to the next branch by transferase enzyme leaving the last
one.
Debranching enzyme: The last glucose units attacked to the original
branch by α 1-6 bond is removed by debranching enzyme then glucose-1-
PO4 are converted of G-6-Po4 by mutase. Then phosphatase give glucose.
Fat of glucose-6-Po4
In liver: it is converted to glucose by G-6-phosphotase.
In muscle: no G-6-phosphatase – So, glucose-6-PO4 enter glycolysis to
give lactate.
Regulation of glycogenesis and glycoenolysis
Conditions that stimulate glycogenolysis inhibit that of glycogenesis.- During fasting: increase glycogenolysis and decrease
glyconeogensis so provid blood glucose.- After meal: glycogensis is stimulated and glycogenolysis is
decreased
Glycogen storage disease:
there are group of inherited disorder cause deposition of abnormal quantity
of glycogen in tissues lead to deficiency of
glucose-6-phosphatase like.
Von-jierk's disease:
1- Accumulation of large amount of glycogen in liver , enlargement of it
increase liver enzyme, hepatomegaly, Fasting hypoglycemia, ketosis and
hyper lipidemia.
Definition : Is a formation of glucose from non carbohydrate source they are:
1-lactate 2- pyruvate 3-glycerol 4-some amines acids 5-propinate
Function :Supply body with glucose ( RBCs ,S.M)Glucose give milk sugar (lactose)When glycogen is depleted after 18 hours source of glucoseIt clear the blood from waste product e.g. lactate and glycerol.
Glconeogenesis
Location : cytosol and mitochondria of liver and kidney.Organs : liver 90% , kidney 10%Steps: reversal of glycolsis except the Three irreversible kinase which is
replaced by the following enzymes :Glukokinase ≠glucose-6-phosphatease Phosphofructo kinase ≠ fructose 1,6biophosphatasePyruvate kinase ≠ pyruvate carboxylase * Phosphoenol pyruvate carboxy kinase
Pyruvate → oxaloacetate → malate (mitochondria) → REP
x oxaloacetate (cytoplasm) → phosphoenol pyruvate
Pathways for defferent sources of glyconeogenesis:
Any substance can join to common pathway of gluconeogenesis is
glycogenic
1)lactate is converted to pyruvate:
Lactate +NAD Lactate dehydrogenase pyruvate + NAD+H
Pyruvate can join common pathway give glucose.
2) From glutamate
α-ketoglutarate → malate
α-ketoglutarate → succinyl COA → fumarate → malate (go to) →
cytoplasm
3) Propionic acid in ruminauts only
4) From glycerol from adipose tissue during fasting2 molecules of glycerol → glucose
Regulation of gluconeogenesis:
Hormonal regulation
1. Gucocorticoids, cortisol stimulate: induce synthesis of
gluconeogenesis enzymes increase catabolism of protein give amino
acids increase process
2. Glucagon: decrease level of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate
3. Insulin: decrease gluconeogenesis decrease the three enzymes
4. Acetyl COA and ATP: increase by decrease glycolysis. Decrease
phsphofructokinase and increase gluconeogenesis by increase
fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase
•Acetyl COA increase pyruvate carboxylase and inhibit pyruvate
dehydrogenase
Role of insulin in lowering blood glucose level
VLDL
Insulin secretionBeta cells
Pancreas
Blood glucose
Glucose uptake
Glycogen synthesis
Glucose metabolism Glycogen synthesis
Glycolysis Gluconeogenesis
FA synthesis
TG synthesis
VLDL synthesis
Glucose uptake
FA uptake
TG synthesis
Adipose tissues
Muscle
Liver
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Role of Liver in controlling blood glucose level
Blood glucose
Blood glucose
Liver
-Insulin not needed for uptake of glucose by liver
-Insulin is needed for uptake of glucose by other tissues
uptake
Glycogen Glucose
Glycogen breakdown to blood glucose
Glucose synthesis(gluconeogenesis)
blood glucose LactateAmino acid
Glycerol
Other Tissue
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Glucose is metabolised