Jump to content

Acetyl CoA's relation to Glycogen


ajc9387

Recommended Posts

One of the questions on my homework assignment is to explain why when radioactively tagged acetyl CoA is injected into a mouse, it partially presents itself within the mouse's glycogen stores.

 

Since acetyl CoA is not involved in glycogen synthesis at all (at least as far as I can see) how is this possible?

 

Any help is GREATLY appreciated.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

I'm not completely sure, but isn't Acetyl CoA created in the beginning of citric acid cycle? Like, would any radioactively tagged carbon in Acetyl CoA end up in the glycogen? Maybe I'm just thinking something completely odd, but my guess is that it has to do something with carbons...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.