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Explain why one more ATP is produced when glucose is obtained from glycogen rather than used directly from the blood.
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During this process, glycogen is broken down to produce glucose-6-phosphate. This is represented by the equation: \[ \text{Glycogen} \rightarrow \text{Glucose-6-phosphate} \] Show more…
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