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glycogen [glahy-kuh-juh n, -jen] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for glycogen on Thesaurus.com noun Biochemistry.
- a white, tasteless polysaccharide, (C6H10O5)n, molecularly similar to starch, constituting the principal carbohydrate storage material in animals and occurring chiefly in the liver, in muscle, and in fungi and yeasts.
Origin of glycogen First recorded in 1855–60; glyco- + -gen Also called animal starch. Related Words for glycogen carbohydrate, sugar, starch, lactose, glucose, cellulose, polysaccharide, glycogen, galactose, monosaccharide, disaccharide, sucrose, maltose, fructose, dextrose, dextrin Examples from the Web for glycogen Historical Examples of glycogen
It may also be used for the recognition of glycogen in secretions.
Paul Ehrlich
How glycogen is transformed into sugar within the organism is unknown.
Schenk’s Theory: The Determination of Sex
Samuel Leopold Schenk
There is a limit to the ability of the liver to change sugar into glycogen.
Ernest G. Martin
Maltose is absorbed and assimilated, converted into glycogen.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
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Thus we have animal starch, or glycogen, stored up in the liver.
Albert F. Blaisdell
British Dictionary definitions for glycogen glycogen noun
- a polysaccharide consisting of glucose units: the form in which carbohydrate is stored in the liver and muscles in man and animals. It can easily be hydrolysed to glucoseAlso called: animal starch
Derived Formsglycogenic (ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈdʒɛnɪk), adjective Word Origin and History for glycogen n.
starch-like substance found in the liver and animal tissue, 1860, from French glycogène, “sugar-producer,” from Greek glykys “sweet” (see glucose) + French -gène (see -gen). Coined in 1848 by French physiologist Claude Bernard (1813-1878).
glycogen in Medicine glycogen [glī′kə-jən] n.
- A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals and occurs mainly in liver and muscle tissue; it is readily converted to glucose.animal starch
Related formsgly′co•gen′ic (-jĕn′ĭk) adj. glycogen in Science glycogen [glī′kə-jən]
- A polysaccharide stored in animal liver and muscle cells that is easily converted to glucose to meet metabolic energy requirements. Most of the carbohydrate energy stored in animal cells is in the form of glycogen.