Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ===Muscle glycogen cannot contribute to blood glucose.=== * Glucose-6-phosphatase converts glucose-6-phosphate to glucose * Muscle tissue lacks glucose-6-phosphatase enzyme(this enzyme is present in liver) so it cannot convert glucose-6-phosphate to glucose * Glucose-6-phosphate, which is release from muscle glycogen, will goes to liver and converted to glucose. * So muscle tissue cannot directly contribute for blood glucose, it's need help of liver enzyme for coversion from glucose - 6 phosphate to glucose. * Glucose-6-phosphate undergoes glycolysis in muscle tissue to produce ATP for muscle contraction