KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 35 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 34-year-old patient has low endurance of physical loads. At the same time skeletal muscles have increased concentration of glycogen. This is caused by the reduced activity of the following enzyme:
- A. Glycogen synthase
- B. Phosphofructokinase
- C. Glucose-6-phosphatase
- D. Glycogen phosphorylase
- E. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
Hint
Ask which enzyme is needed to release glucose units from muscle glycogen during exercise; if it fails, glycogen accumulates and energy supply drops.
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