MY ADOPTED CHILD, GLYCOGEN
Officially adopted December 11, 2009 by Kim Koob
Glycogen12/11/09
Kimberly A. Koob
DEVELOPMENT Multiple glucose molecules bonded and
formed a chain My baby, glycogen, a polysaccharide, was
formed
Glycogen is very active and helpful Glycogen helps keep me physically fit
GLYCOGEN’S NECESSITIES Like the two glucose molecules that make up
glycogen, it is made of hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
GLYCOGEN’S BIOLOGICAL PARENTS Glycogen’s parents are the monosaccharide
subunit glucose They formed a chain and at about every 8 to 10
glucose units, glycogen branches.
GLYCOGEN’S CLIQUE Glycogen has the hydroxyl functional group (-
OH) This group is polar and attracts water molecules
THE FAMILY Glycogen is a member of the storage
polysaccharide family Some cousins are amylose and amylopectin,
forms of starchFamily
Portrait
GLYCOGEN’S FAVORITE ACTIVITIES Like the rest of her family, glycogen stores
sugar for fuel for the body when it needs it Because of her makeup, she is very good at
breaking up sugars and supplying them when really needed
When the body moves and needs fuel, glycogen is always reliable and does her job
Baby’s First Shoes!!
GLYCOGEN’S CHARACTER Glycogen likes to be in the liver and muscles
and sometimes, when I can’t find her, she’s hiding out in white blood cells and kidneys
Today (12/16/09) glycogen underwent hydrolysis for the first time! I was running and needed energy so she broke
down the glucose to give my body energy We found out sad news today that her cousin,
another glycogen, is over-produced and there is not enough insulin to limit it, so he caused the body to have diabetes
Baby’s First Hydrolysis!
WHY I WILL BE A GOOD PARENT I will use glycogen very often
because I am a runner I will appreciate glycogen’s
hard work to keep my blood sugar steady, again because I am active and need the energy Every child wants to be
appreciated! I know that glycogen will
slowly deplete if I don’t eat more and replenish it, so I will be sure to do my part and take in more sugars daily
My new baby, Glycogen
BIBLIOGRAPHY Campbell, Neil A., and Jane B. Reece. AP
Edition Biology. Seventh ed. San Francisco, CA: Pearson Education, Inc., 2005. Print.
"Glycogen." Science Daily. Web. 13 Dec. 2009. <http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/g/glycogen.htm>.