animal starch

Thân thiện

A doctor points to a diagram showing animal starch stored in the liver.

Definition

Noun: - Glycogen: A polysaccharide that serves as the primary form in which glucose (body fuel) is stored in animals and fungi. It is primarily stored in the liver and muscles and is broken down into glucose when the body needs energy.

Usage

• Noun:
  • After a meal, excess glucose is converted into animal starch for storage.
  • During exercise, the body breaks down animal starch to release energy.

Advanced Usage

• Biochemical Context: In scientific literature, "animal starch" is a historical or descriptive term for glycogen, highlighting its functional analogy to plant starch.
  • The researcher referred to glycogen as animal starch in the lecture for clarity.

Variants and Related Words

• Glycogen (n): The modern biochemical term for animal starch.
• Polysaccharide (n): A category of carbohydrates to which glycogen belongs.
• Liver glycogen: Specifies glycogen stored in the liver.
• Muscle glycogen: Specifies glycogen stored in muscle tissue.

Synonyms

• Glycogen: The direct synonym.
• Storage carbohydrate: A broader functional description.

Notes on Meaning

• The term "animal starch" is primarily used in educational or comparative contexts (e.g., contrasting energy storage in plants [starch] versus animals [glycogen]). In modern biochemistry and medicine, the term "glycogen" is standard.

Học thuật

Noun

1. one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body

Từ đồng nghĩa

• glycogen