Which Statement About Mammalian Glycogen Synthase Is NOT Correct

question 65

Multiple Choice

Which statement about mammalian glycogen synthase is NOT correct?

• A) It is especially predominant in liver and muscle.
• B) The donor molecule is a sugar nucleotide.
• C) The phosphorylated form of this enzyme is inactive.
• D) This enzyme adds glucose units to the nonreducing end of glycogen branches.
• E) This enzyme adds the initial glucose unit to a tyrosine residue in glycogenin.

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