Mention two biological advantages to an organism that stores its carbohydrate reserves as starch or glycogen rather than as an equivalent amount of free glucose.

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  1. Mention two biological advantages to an organism that stores its carbohydrate reserves as starch or glycogen rather than as an equivalent amount of free glucose. 

  1. What role does the protein, glycogenin play in glycogen synthesis?

  1. Name the reactants and products of the first two steps of the gluconeogenesis pathway if

    pyruvate is used as the starting material (structures not needed).

  1. Explain why people with a deficiency of the enzyme glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase

    (G6PDH) suffer from hemolytic anemia

  1. What is meant by reciprocal regulation? Name one compound that reciprocally regulates glycolysis and gluconeogenesis pathways. Which enzymes are regulated by this compound? What reactions are catalyzed by these enzymes?

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