When glycogen levels are extremely depleted, glutamine directly stimulates the activity of an enzyme, that is charge of
creating glycogen in liver and muscle cells.
Not exact matches
creates «sugar» by glycogenolysis (breakdown of
glycogen into glucose
in the
liver) and gluconeogenesis C. Cortisol 1.
The release of
glycogen from the
liver and the subsequent conversion into glucose
creates a temporary rise
in blood sugar.
For that, the glycolytic system takes over and breaks down glucose circulating
in the blood and
glycogen stored
in the muscles and the
liver, to
create adenosine triphosphate.
Fruit and raw honey,
in particular, are excellently balanced sources of glucose and fructose, providing the
liver with building blocks to
create glycogen (glucose stores).