Protein Synthesis

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The goal of the study conducted was to evaluate the effectiveness of different type of diet on rate, in comparison to gLucose-6-phosphate and Glycogen levels in the muscle and liver. Three altered diet designs for liver and muscle extracted in this experiment, high carbohydrates dietary stimulated and increased secretion of insulin and decreased secretion of glucagon. (Iizuka, et al 2004)
In prolonged fasting, diminished alanine release is the mechanism whereby gluconeogenesis is reduced and glucose-6-phosphate is increased. (Felig.P 1973)
Figure 1 illustrate increase elevation of Glucose-6-Phosphatase activity in starvation diet effect in the liver tissue. Opposiliy figure 2 demonstrated increasing elevation level of glycogen content of high carbohydrate diet in the liver.
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The third diet, high-protein was representing the least amount of G6Pase activity in glycogen content in both the liver and muscle tissue. Since protein acts as a final energy source in the absence of fats and carbohydrates, the body will supply amino acids to support glyconeogenesis but the use of protein as a source can damage the internal organs. (Kettelhut, et al 1980).

The experimental procedure shown positive correlation to the hypothesis of the three diets. The high-carbohydrate diet would have the greatest glycogen content and least G6Pase activity. The Starvation diet demonstrated to have the least content of glycogen substrate and the greatest level of G6Pase activity. The experiment can be further enhanced by including a mixture of the diet components such as low protein and high carbohydrate or low carbohydrate with high protein. Another way is to extend the time frame of the