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How do we prevent "futile cycles": FA synthesis/FA oxidation occurring at the same time.

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In order to avoid a futile cycle of glycogen synthesis and breakdown simultaneously, cells have evolved an elaborate set of controls that ensure only one pathway is primarily active at a time. Regulation of glycogen metabolism is managed by the enzymes glycogen phosphorylase and glycogen synthase
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