Interpretation:
The number of steps in gluconeogenesis which are not the exact reversal of the steps in glycolysis, the kind of conversion of substrate to product involve in each of these processes and the common theme in these reactions should be determined.
Concept Introduction:
Glycolysis: This is the
Gluconeogenesis: This process of synthesis of glucose or glycogen from non-carbohydrate sources is called gluconeogenesis.
Substrate for gluconeogenesis
- Glycogenic amino acid
- Glycerol
- Pyruvate
- Lactate
- Intermediate of TCA cycle.
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