glycogen catabolic process
Sign in to saveAlso known as GO:0005980, glycogen catabolism, glycogenolysis, glycogen breakdown, glycogen degradation
class=skin-invert-image|thumb|Glycogen|346x346px class=skin-invert-image|thumb|Glucose class=skin-invert-image|thumb|Glucose-6-phosphate Glycogenolysis is the breakdown of glycogen (n) to glucose-1-phosphate and glycogen (n-1). Glycogen branches are catabolized by the sequential removal of glucose monomers via phosphorolysis, by the enzyme glycogen phosphorylase.
Research
4,693 papers- Insulin regulation of gluconeogenesis.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2018
- Aryl hydrocarbon receptor sulfenylation promotes glycogenolysis and rescues cancer chemoresistance.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2023
- PYGM Protects Against Myocardial Infarction by Enhancing Glycogenolysis and Facilitating Autophagic Flux.Circulation · 2025
- Glucose-1-phosphate promotes compartmentalization of glycogen with the pentose phosphate pathway in CD8(+) memory T cells.Molecular cell · 2025
- The dynamic life of the glycogen granule.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2018
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Mechanism
- Enzymes
- Function
- Regulation
- Clinical significance
- Pathology
- See also
- References
- External links
class=skin-invert-image|thumb|Glycogen|346x346px class=skin-invert-image|thumb|Glucose class=skin-invert-image|thumb|Glucose-6-phosphate Glycogenolysis is the breakdown of glycogen (n) to glucose-1-phosphate and glycogen (n-1). Glycogen branches are catabolized by the sequential removal of glucose monomers via phosphorolysis, by the enzyme glycogen phosphorylase.
==Mechanism==
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