Family Betulaceae â Alder, Birch, Hornbeam. The birches have long been popular ornamental trees in North America, chiefly in the northern United States and Canada. Several are native Americans, but many species have been introduced from Europe and Asia.
Carbohydrates-Simple sugars are sent to the liver where they are converted to glucose. The glucose then travels to the blood or is converted to glycogen and fat (triglyceride). The glycogen and fat will be stored in the liver and adipose tissue, respectively, as reserves for the post-absorptive state.
8.3.1. Activation of glucose for glycogen synthesis. Both glycogenin and glycogen synthase use an activated form of glucose, UDP-glucose, which is formed from glucose-6-phosphate in two steps. Phosphoglucomutase first transforms glucose-6-phosphate to glucose-1-phosphate (1), which is then converted to UDP-glucose (2).oth glycogenin and glycogen synthase use an activated form of glucose, UDP-glucose, which is formed from glucose-6-phosphate in two steps. Phosphoglucomutase first transforms glucose-6-phosphate to glucose-1-phosphate (1), which is then converted to UDP-glucose (2).