Which statement about mammalian glycogen synthase is NOT correct?
A) It is especially predominant in liver and muscle.
B) The donor molecule is a sugar nucleotide.
C) The phosphorylated form of this enzyme is inactive.
D) This enzyme adds glucose units to the nonreducing end of glycogen branches.
E) This enzyme adds the initial glucose unit to a tyrosine residue in glycogenin.

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Mammalian glycogen synthase adds the initial glucose unit to a tyrosine residue in glycogenin, which serves as the primer for glycogen synthesis.

Which Statement About Mammalian Glycogen Synthase Is NOT Correct