Chapter 19: Gluconeogenesis & the Control of Blood Glucose

gluconeogenesis  Change Log ; , Deleted, XREF, MIPS_funcat: ; , Updated, TERM, gluconeogenesis ; , Added, DEFINITION, The formation of glucose Gluconeogenesis is a metabolic process by which the body produces glucose from non-carbohydrate sources, such as amino acids, lactate, and glycerol This

Brain and muscle consume most of the glucose • Liver and kidney are the main sites of gluconeogenesis • Substrates include pyruvate, lactate, glycerol, most  Gluconeogenesis occurs during prolonged starvation or overnight fasting, mostly in liver and kidney to provide glucose to brain and RBCs As

The gluconeogenesis pathway consists of 11 enzymes among which phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase , fructose-1, fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 1 and The meaning of GLUCONEOGENESIS is formation of glucose within the animal body especially by the liver from substances other than