A Patient Is Found to Have a Mutated Enzyme That $\alpha$

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient is found to have a mutated enzyme that results in fewer branch points in glycogen. Which one of the following would best characterize the way in which the patient's glycogen is altered relative to normal glycogen?

• A) an increase in the proportion of \(\alpha\)(1,6) linkages relative to \(\alpha\)(1,4) linkages
• B) a change in the stereochemical configuration at the reducing end
• C) some \(\beta\)(1,4) linkages in place of \(\alpha\)(1,4) linkages
• D) a decreased ratio of nonreducing to reducing ends

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