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glycogen

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thumb|upright=1.25|Schematic two-dimensional cross-sectional view of glycogen: A core protein of glycogenin is surrounded by branches of [[glucose units. The entire globular granule may contain around 30,000 glucose units.]] thumb|A view of the atomic structure of a single branched strand of [[glucose units in a glycogen molecule.]]

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Glycogen is a chemical compound with the formula C₂₄H₄₂O₂₁. It has a mass of 666.221858 and a weight of 666.6. The substance carries a charge of 0 and features an xlogp value of -8.5. Its topological polar surface area is 348, with 14 hydrogen bond donors and 21 hydrogen bond acceptors.

The compound is associated with a canonical SMILES string and an InChIKey identifier. It is referenced by 643 other encyclopedia articles. A search for glycogen yields 81,459 results in the PubMed database.

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Chemical data

Formula
C24H42O21
Molecular weight
666.6 g/mol
IUPAC name
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-4,5,6-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]methoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
SMILES
C([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O1)OC[C@@H]2[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O2)O[C@@H]3[C@H](O[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]3O)O)O)CO)O)O)O[C@@H]4[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O
InChIKey
BYSGBSNPRWKUQH-UJDJLXLFSA-N
XLogP
-8.5
Polar surface area
348 Ų
H-bond donors
14
H-bond acceptors
21
Formal charge
0

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Research

81,459 papers

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
glucan
Has part
hydrogen
Mass
666.221858
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Commons category
Glycogen
chemical formula
C₂₄H₄₂O₂₁
canonical SMILES
C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3C(OC(C(C3O)O)O)CO)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O
isomeric SMILES
C([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O1)OC[C@@H]2[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O2)O[C@@H]3[C@H](O[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]3O)O)O)CO)O)O)O[C@@H]4[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O
found in taxon
Caenorhabditis elegans
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections
Contents
  • Structure
  • Functions
  • Liver
  • Muscle
  • Structure type
  • History
  • Metabolism
  • Synthesis
  • Breakdown
  • Clinical relevance
  • Disorders of glycogen metabolism
  • Glycogen depletion and endurance exercise
  • Nanomedicine
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|upright=1.25|Schematic two-dimensional cross-sectional view of glycogen: A core protein of glycogenin is surrounded by branches of [[glucose units. The entire globular granule may contain around 30,000 glucose units.]] thumb|A view of the atomic structure of a single branched strand of [[glucose units in a glycogen molecule.]]

thumb|right|Glycogen (black granules) in spermatozoa of a [[flatworm; transmission electron microscopy, scale: 0.3 μm]] Glycogen is a multibranched polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a form of energy storage in animals, fungi, and bacteria. It is the main storage form of glucose in the human body.

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