What type of chemical reaction is used by liver cells when s

What type of chemical reaction is used by liver cells when synthesizing glycogen from glucose? exchange reaction decomposition reaction dehydration synthesis hydrolysis

Solution

Answer: D. In the synthesis of glycogen to glucose, the chemical reaction used by the liver cells is hydrolysis.

The driving force of the reaction is hydrolysis of bond between the phosphates which occurs spontaneously. The enzyme pyrophosphatase breaks down pyrophosphate to Pi + Pi.