In: Chemistry
After studying biochemistry all day and night, you fall into a coma-like sleep for 12 hours. After a few hours of not eating, your body starts to say, “Hey, there is a low amount of glucose in my bloodstream, and my muscles that are keeping me alive right now are getting hungry for some energy production. I think I’ll let my pancreas secrete the hormone, glucagon, to go tell my liver and muscle cells to affect their carbohydrate metabolism.” Outline what happens after the glucagon binds to receptors on the outside of your liver/muscle cells. Make sure to mention all of the effected enzymes and major processes involved in carbohydrate metabolism.