Chemistry and Biochemistry Academy

As per the University Regulations, 2014  which were gazetted in 12 th June, 2014 and which currently in force the list of universities accredited by Commission of Education (CUE) to offer university education in Kenya are as follows; Public chartered universities 1.       University of Nairobi (UoN) - Established in 1970 and chartered in 2013 2.       Moi University(MU)- Established in 1984 and chartered 2013 3.       Kenyatta University(KU)- Established in 1985 and charted in 2013 4.       Egerton University(EU)- Established n 1987 and charted in 2013 5.       Jomo Kenyatta University(JKUAT)- Established in 1994 and charted in 3013 6.       Maseno University(Maseno) – Established in  2001 and charted in 2013 7.        Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) - E...

 Glycogen is a multi-branched polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a form of energy storage in animals and fungi. The polysaccharide structure represents the main storage form of glucose in the body. In animals it functions in the following manner: In liver – The synthesis and breakdown of glycogen is regulated to maintain blood glucose levels while in the muscle - The synthesis and breakdown of glycogen is regulated to meet the energy requirements of the muscle cell.  Glycogen is synthesized from glucose as follows:  in the first step glucose is converted to glucose-6-phosphate, using one ATP, this reaction is catalyzed by hexokinase. Glucose-6-phosphate is then converted to glucose-1-phosphate, (this reaction is catalyzed by phosphoglucomutase), glucose-1-phosphate is then activated by UTP, forming UDP-glucose which is acted upon by UDP glucose pyrophosporylase. As UDP-glucose attaches to the end of the glycogen chain (catalyzed by glycogen synthase), UDP is rel...