The biosynthesis of glycogen from glucose -phosphate

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The biosynthesis of glycogen from glucose-phosphate requires UTP as a source of energy to form UDP-glucose, which is the immediate precursor for glycogen synthesis.

(Note: None of the other choices are correct. Glycogen phosphorylase is involved in the breakdown of glycogen, not the synthesis. A low energy charge would inhibit glycogen synthesis. Glycogen synthesis occurs in the cytoplasm, not the mitochondrial matrix. Increased levels of cyclic AMP would also inhibit glycogen synthesis.)

The Biosynthesis of Glycogen from Glucose -Phosphate