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gluconeogenesis

gluconeogenesis

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A process that makes blood sugar from proteins or fats in the body
  • noun
  • /ˌɡluːkoʊniˈoʊdʒənəsɪs/
  • Specialized
: gluconeogénesis
  • Glucose production from amino acids occurs via gluconeogenesis, ensuring energy supply during carbohydrate restriction.

This is this is gluconeogenesis happens across all kingdoms.

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Examples

  • There is no physiological need for dietary carbohydrates; the body can make what it needs via gluconeogenesis.

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  • In hepatocytes, insulin resistance is marked by increased hepatic gluconeogenesis and reduced glycogen formation.

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  • This is a biochemical fact and a process known as gluconeogenesis.

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  • The association of obesity with carbohydrate consumption may come from the need to supply glucose and insufficient liver capacity for gluconeogenesis.

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  • Ascorbic acid plays a key role in gluconeogenesis. Ascorbic acid, as an antioxidant, interrupts free radical chain reactions in the body (Powers and Jackson, 2008).

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  • While you sleep, your body is replacing any deficiency in muscle glycogen by digesting and absorbing your dinner or by oxidizing fat into glycogen via gluconeogenesis.

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  • If I haven't eaten any carbs and my hepatic glycogen stores are fully depleted, I understand that my gluconeogenesis requirement would be about 8 grams an hour or roughly 200 g/day.

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  • The body can produce glucose from fats and protein through a process called gluconeogenesis.

  • During fasting, gluconeogenesis helps maintain blood sugar levels by converting non-carbohydrate sources into glucose.

Surface Forms

gluconeogenesis singular
gluconeogeneses plural

Morphology

gluconeogenesis = genesis (semi-transparent) = gluco + neo + genesis

The term is compositionally built from scientific combining forms 'gluco-' (glucose) + 'neo-' (new) + '-genesis' (formation), but the combining forms are technical and may not be immediately recognized by average learners.

Etymology

The word gluconeogenesis breaks into the parts gluco- 'sugar', neo- 'new', and -genesis 'creation'. So it literally means 'making new sugar', which is what the body does when it makes glucose from other things like proteins or fats to give energy.