Role of glucose-1-phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate in glycogen synthesis by pigeon liver homogenate
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Figueroa, Enrique
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Peirano, Iris
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Vega Blanco, María Margarita
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Vega, Patricio
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2018-12-20T14:36:06Z
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2018-12-20T14:36:06Z
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1976
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International Journal of Biochemistry, Volumen 7, Issue 6-7, 2018, Pages 327-333
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0020711X
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10.1016/0020-711X(76)90095-1
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/156683
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1. 1. Glucose-1-C14, G-6-P-1-C14 and G-1-P-l-C14 have been incubated with a pigeon liver homogenate. Incorporation of C14 into glycogen and CO2 were measured. 2. 2. The relative incorporation of C14 from G-6-P-1-C14 and glucose-1-C14 into glycogen and CO2 together with the relative incorporation of C14 from G-1-P-l-C14 and glucose-1-C14 into glycogen and CO2 were calculated. From these results, it is postulated that G-6-P is not a necessary intermediate in glycogen biosynthesis from glucose; G-1-P would be the first intermediate and the metabolic cross that leads to glycogen and CO2. 3. 3. It is suggested that G-1-P is formed directly from glucose through the reactions catalyzed by phosphoglucokinase (E.C. 2.7.1.10) and phosphodismutase (E.C. 2.7.1.41). 4. 4. This last hypothesis is supported by the fact that G-1-P and G-1,6-diP stimulated C14 incorporation from glucose-1-C14 into both CO2 and glycogen. Other minor facts obtained from this work and others from the literature help to su