RT Book, Section A1 King, Michael W. SR Print(0) ID 1122103541 T1 Carbohydrates: Glycogen Metabolism T2 Integrative Medical Biochemistry Examination and Board Review YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071786126 LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122103541 RD 2024/03/28 AB High-Yield TermsGlycosidic linkage: covalent bond that joins a carbohydrate (sugar) molecule to another group such as another sugar typical of the bonds between glucose molecules in glycogenGlycogenin: protein with self-glycosylating activity that serves as the primer molecule for initiation of glycogen synthesisGlycogen synthase-phosphorylase kinase: this enzyme is critical for the regulation of the flux of glucose into and out of glycogen as it reciprocally regulates the 2 key enzymes of glycogenolysis and glycogen synthesisGlycogen storage disease: disorders that result from defects in genes encoding enzymes involved in the process of glycogen synthesis or breakdown, primarily affecting muscles and liver