Question 2 (7 points) A young child has recently been diagnosed with Pompe disease, which causes severe
muscle weakness and muscle tone. The patient lacks the enzyme alpha-glucosidase
(GAA) which leads to accumulation of the carbohydrate glycogen in muscle cells.
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6
Glycogen is a protein and the enzyme, alpha-glucosidase, is not breaking it down
into the nucleic acid glycerol.
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9
Glycogen is a polysaccharide and the enzyme, alpha-glucosidase, is not breaking
it down into its monomer, fatty acids and glycerol.
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Glycogen is a protein and the enzyme, alpha-glucosidase, is not breaking it down
into the lipid glucose.
Glycogen is a polysaccharide and the enzyme, alpha-glucosidase, is not breaking
it down into the monosaccharide glucose.