Question

If your blood sugar level is low from skipping lunch, what reaction (dis- cussed in this exercise) will occur in your liver cells? write out the reaction and put the name of the enzyme over the reaction arrow. how will this reac- tion affect your blood sugar level?

Answer 1

If the blood sugar level is low due to reasons like skipping of lunch then the glycogen is converted to glucose molecules.

Further Explanation:

Pancreas secretes hormones like insulin and glucagon that regulates the blood sugar level of the organism. The level of sugar in is enhanced by the glucagon but it is decreased by the secretion of hormone known as insulin.

The condition when the blood sugar level decreases is known as hypoglycemia while when it increases the condition is known as hyperglycemia.

When we take breakfast or lunch the carbohydrate like glycogen is converted into simpler sugar molecule like glucose molecule which is the immediate source of energy.

An enzyme known as glucose-6-phosphatase is found in mammalian liver cell and is involved in regulating the blood glucose levels. This enzyme plays a significant role in breakdown of the glucose 6-phosphate and convert it to glucose molecule and an inorganic phosphate. These products are then released out of the liver cells into the blood, thereby increases the blood glucose levels.

When we skip our meal the level of blood sugar decreases and when the level of sugar increases in the blood, the liver provides the glucose by breaking down the glycogen into glucose 6 phosphate and eventually to glucose. Glucose is then circulated via to all the cells.

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Answer Details:

Grade: College biology

Subject: Biology

Chapter: Homeostasis

Keywords:

Pancreas, hormones, insulin, glucagon, blood, hyperglycemia, glycogen, glucose, energy, glucose-6-phosphatase, liver cell, glucose 6-phosphate, GLUT transporter.

Answer 2

The reaction will be;
Glucose 6- phosphate =  Glucose + Pi
The enzyme catalyzing the conversion or hydrolyzes glucose 6 phosphate to free glucose and inorganic phosphate is glucose 6-phosphatase.
The effect will be that your blood sugar will increase as glucose is released from the liver cells into your blood stream.