SINCE Leloir and Cardini1 showed that glycogen was synthesized from uridine diphosphate–glucose (UDPG) by liver extracts, it has become commonly accepted2,3 that the normal mechanism of glycogen ...

A new study from scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging has revealed a surprising player in the battle ...

Researchers have uncovered how the breakdown of glycogen may protect the brain from neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's.

More information: Neuronal Glycogen Breakdown Mitigates Tauopathy via Pentose Phosphate Pathway-Mediated Oxidative Stress Reduction, Nature Metabolism (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s42255-025-01314-w ...

Recently, Prof Shen Han-Ming’s team from the National University of Singapore and University of Macau published a research paper titled “Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase regulates mitophagy ...

To test tubes, 16 by 100 mm., are added 10 mg. of sodium ascorbate § and 5 mg. of glucose. These tubes are stoppered and may be stored indefinitely at -20°C. A 2.0-ml. aliquot of whole blood ...

Recently, Prof Shen Han-Ming's team from the National University of Singapore and University of Macau published a research paper titled "Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase regulates mitophagy by ...

Glycogenin is dispensable for normal liver glycogen metabolism and body glucose homeostasis, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 291, (139084), ...

For example running 1500m at a slow pace would make the body focus more on burning fat and running 100m at a fast pace would cause the body to burn creatine phosphate and glucose as it's prime energy ...

Glycogenolysis involves the breakdown of glycogen to glucose-6-phosphate from precursors (eg, lactate, glycerol, amino acids) and its subsequent hydrolysis (via glucose-6-phosphatase) to free glucose.