Question

Suggest why glucose is converted to glycogen rather than kept as glucose inside the cells.

Answer 1

Answer:

Glycogen is insoluble thus, storing it as glycogen will not upset the osmotic pressure rather than glucose which is soluble in water and if it is stored as glucose it will disturb the osmotic pressure(hypertonic) that will cause the cell to lyse.

Explanation:

The answer is so that the cell would maintain optimal concentration. If glucose was stored, it would increase the concentration of the cell thus making it hypotonic. This would cause an inflow of water causing the cells to burst.

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Answer 2

Glucose is converted to glycogen rather than kept as glucose inside the cell because glycogen is insoluble thus, storing it as glycogen will not upset the osmotic pressure rather than glucose which is soluble in water, and if it is stored as glucose it will disturb the osmotic pressure(hypertonic) that will cause the cell to lyse. Glycogen is a polymerized form of sugar with alpha 1,4 and alpha 1,6 that enables that can be degraded efficiently rather than free-floating glucose. with that in mind wouldn't it be as efficient if glucose is stored in the liver and shipped to the desired destination if it is possible to store it in the cell without disturbing the osmotic pressure, Glucose is unstable and forms a ring that maturates with a predominance of beta anomers which is favored structure but also, the cell would have alpha glucose that is unable to undergo glycolysis and it wouldn't be accessible when it is needed for breakdown.