Keyword
Glycogen biosynthesis
| Definition | Protein involved in the synthesis of glycogen, a branched polymer of D-glucose (mostly -(1-4) linked, but with some -(1-6) linked residues at branch points). Glycogen is the major short term storage polymer of animal cells and is particularly abundant in liver and to a lesser extent in muscles. |
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| Synonyms |
Glycogen synthesis
Glycogen anabolism
Glycogen biosynthetic process
Glycogen formation
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| Category |
› Biological process
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| GO | › glycogen biosynthetic process [ GO:0005978 ]
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