Different effects of glucagon and epinephrine on the kinetic properties of liver glycogen synthase

Abstract
Kinetic constants of glygocen synthase (S 0.5 for glucose-6-P and M 0.5 for UDP-glucose) were determined after hepatocytes isolated from starved rats were incubated with either glucagon or epinephrine. Incubation with these hormones resulted in an increase in both S 0.5 and M 0.5. However, the action of glucagon resulted in great modifications on S 0.5 whereas epinephrine affected mainly M 0.5. Therefore, glucagon and epinephrine alter the kinetic properties of glycogen synthase provoke the phosphorylation of glycogen synthase at different site(s) acting through different mechanisms.

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