Cytosol (liver and muscle)

Glycogenolysis mnemonics

Stored glucose back out, one phosphorolysis at a time.

Glycogen storage diseases I · II · III · V

Very Poor Carbohydrate Metabolism

V = Von Gierke (I), no glucose-6-phosphatase · P = Pompe (II), no lysosomal acid α-glucosidase · C = Cori (III), no debranching enzyme · M = McArdle (V), no muscle glycogen phosphorylase

Branch enzymes

ABCD: Andersen = Branching, Cori = Debranching

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