Definition of Gluconeogenesis

1. Noun. (biochemistry) The metabolic process in which glucose is formed, mostly in the liver, from non-carbohydrate precursors ¹

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Definition of Gluconeogenesis

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Medical Definition of Gluconeogenesis

1. Synthesis of glucose from noncarbohydrate precursors, such as pyruvate, amino acids and glycerol. Takes place largely in liver and serves to maintain blood glucose under conditions of starvation or intense exercise. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gluconeogenesis

glucokinases
glucokinetic
glucolipid
glucolipids
glucolysis
glucomannans
glucometer
glucometers
gluconate
gluconate 5-dehydrogenase
gluconate permease
gluconates
gluconeogeneis
gluconeogeneses
gluconeogenesis (current term)
gluconeogenetic
gluconeogenic
gluconic
gluconic acid
gluconokinase
gluconolactonase
gluconolactone
glucooligosaccharide
glucooligosaccharide oxidase
glucopenia
glucoplastic
glucoprotein
glucopyranose
glucopyranoses

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