Definition of glycogen in English:
glycogen
noun ˈɡlʌɪkədʒ(ə)nˈɡlaɪkədʒən
mass nounBiochemistry A substance deposited in bodily tissues as a store of carbohydrates. It is a polysaccharide which forms glucose on hydrolysis.
Example sentencesExamples
- When you eat carbs, they break down into glucose, which is stored as glycogen in the muscles and liver.
- Glucagon stimulates conversion of glycogen to glucose for use by the cells as energy.
- This enzyme is glycogen synthase, which helps remove glucose from the blood and store it as glycogen.
- If there is room available in the liver and muscles, glucose is taken up and stored as glycogen.
- In that condition, the body becomes less efficient in converting glucose into glycogen and, instead, stores it as fat.
Derivatives
adjective ɡlʌɪkəˈdʒɛnɪk
Biochemistry The relative anti-inflammatory and glycogenic activity is expressed as relative to cortisol as the standard.
Example sentencesExamples
- Two larger pieces consisted of clearly nondysplastic squamous epithelium with glycogenic acanthosis.
- It is a glycogenic amino acid, which means that it can be converted to D-glucose and glycogen if needed by the body.
- There were also esophageal glycogenic acanthosis and hyperplastic polyposis in the antrum accompanied by Helicobacter pylori-related gastritis.
- From the perspective of the gastroenterologist, the presence of glycogenic acanthosis and hamartomatous polyps should suggest the diagnosis of Cowden's syndrome.