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The process of breaking down stored carbohydrate into its monomer is called The

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Question

The process of breaking down stored carbohydrate into its monomer is called The process of breaking down stored fat into its monomer is called: Which energy pathway does the carbohydrate monomer enter? What is the final product of the pathway? What happens to this end-product under aerobic conditions? What happens to this end-product under anaerobic conditions? In order to enter an energy pathway, fatty acids must be converted to acetyl CoA Which pathway does this molecule enter? What is the process of breaking down the fatty acid into acetyl CoA called?

Explanation / Answer

The process of stored carbohydrate into its monomer is called Glycogenolysis.

Additional Information:

In this pathway glycogen is broken down into glucose in liver, muscle, and Kidney, by the action of the enzyme glycogen phosphorylase (major rate limiting enzyme in this pathway) and various other enzymes. It is the major pathway of converting stored carbohydrate into its monomer. Despite this Galactokinase pathway also takes place converting stored galactose into glucose.