The Enzyme That Begins the Kinase Cascade, Activating Glycogen Degradation

question 1

Multiple Choice

The enzyme that begins the kinase cascade, activating glycogen degradation, is:

• A) glycogen synthase.
• B) phosphorylase kinase.
• C) PKC.
• D) PKA.
• E) tyrosine kinase.

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Definitions:

Universal Donor

Refers to individuals with O-negative blood type, whose red blood cells can be transferred in a transfusion to individuals of any other blood type without causing an adverse reaction.

Anti-B Antibodies

Antibodies present in the plasma of individuals with blood type A, which react against B antigens in red blood cells.

Antigen A

A specific type of antigen on the surface of red blood cells, determining part of an individual's blood type in the ABO system.

Antigens

Substances that the immune system recognizes as foreign and against which it mounts a response.