| glycogen synthetase | <enzyme> An enzyme which makes amylose out of glucose molecules (a type of sugar) and attaches them to glycogen (a type of polysaccharide). (09 Oct 1997) |
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| glycogenase | alpha-amylase, beta-amylase |
| glycogenesis | The formation of glycogen from food. (27 Sep 1997) |
| glycogenetic | Glycogenic;relating to glycogenesis. Synonym: d-glycogenous. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glycogenic | Giving rise to or producing glycogen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glycogenic acanthosis | <radiology> Benign, multiple small mucosal nodules in oesophagus, degenerative accumulation of glycogen in squamous epithelium (12 Dec 1998) |
| glycogenolysis | The breaking down, or catabolism, of the polysaccharide glycogen into molecules of the sugar glucose and molecules of glucose 1-phosphate within the body by enzymes. The enzymes are controlled by nerve impulses and hormones. Origin: Gr. Lysis = dissolution (09 Oct 1997) |
| glycogenosis | Any of the glycogen deposition diseases characterised by accumulation of glycogen of normal or abnormal chemical structure in tissue; there may be enlargement of the liver, heart, or striated muscle, including the tongue, with progressive muscular weakness. Seven types (Cori classification) are recognised, depending on the enzyme deficiency involved, all of autosomal recessive inheritance, but with a different gene for each enzyme deficiency. Synonym: dextrinosis, glycogen-storage disease. (05 Mar 2000) |