Major Category
Biological Agents
Synonyms
Animal starch; Liver starch; Lyoglycogen; Phytoglycogen; [ChemIDplus]
Description
White solid; [Merck Index] Beige crystalline solid; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Carbohydrate reserve in animals, insects, and lower plants (fungi and yeast); [Merck Index] "Glycogen is a multibranched polysaccharide that serves as a form of energy storage in animals and fungi. In humans, glycogen is made and stored primarily in the cells of the liver and the muscles, and functions as the secondary long-term energy storage (with the primary energy stores being fats held in adipose tissue)." [Wikipedia]
Comments
May cause irritation; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Other Information
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