Biodegradation of Liver and Muscle Glycogen

This is then hydrolyzed by liver phosphatase to give D-glucose (reaction 

which goes into the blood stream to maintain normal blood glucose levels. The process is under strict hormone control (insulin and glucagon) to keep the concentration of glucose in the blood relatively constant. 

Skeletal muscle glycogen is degraded in a similar manner, but the phosphatase enzyme is missing in skeletal muscle, and the end product is G-6-P, which is further broken down to give the muscles chemical energy in the form of ATP (see section 11.6). 

Phosphorylase does not bypass a-1 6 branch linkages. It does not even re- 

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