glycogen
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kə noun Biochemistry.
a white, tasteless polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5 ) n , molecularly similar to starch, constituting the principal carbohydrate storage material in animals and occurring chiefly in the liver, in muscle, and in fungi and yeasts.
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glycogen (ˈɡlaɪkəʊdʒən, -dʒɛn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Also called: animal starch a polysaccharide consisting of glucose units: the form in which carbohydrate is stored in the liver and muscles in man and animals. It can easily be hydrolysed to glucose | |
| glycogenic | |
| —adj | |
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Glycogen
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So is elements. Does it mean:
| the COOH partgroup of an amino acid |
| unique substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substancesby ordinary chemical bonds |
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Medical Dictionary
glycogen gly·co·gen (glī'kə-jən)
n.
A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals and occurs mainly in liver and muscle tissue; it is readily converted to glucose. Also called animal starch.
gly'co·gen'ic (-jěn'ĭk) adj.
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Science Dictionary
| glycogen (glī'kə-jən) Pronunciation Key
A polysaccharide stored in animal liver and muscle cells that is easily converted to glucose to meet metabolic energy requirements. Most of the carbohydrate energy stored in animal cells is in the form of glycogen. |
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Example sentences
The body cannot change its energy storage material, glycogen, into glucose.
Glycogen, animal starch, is found in many animal tissues and in some fungi.
In the body, complex carbohydrates are converted into glycogen, which is stored in the muscle.
Any unused glucose is stored in the liver and muscles as glycogen for use later.
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