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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > biochemistry > metabolism > carbohydrate metabolism > glyceroneogenesis
Fields of Study > physiology > metabolism > carbohydrate metabolism > glyceroneogenesis
Preferred Term:

glyceroneogenesis

Definition:
Biosynthesis of glycerol 3-phosphate or triglyceride from precursors other than glucose or glycerol. Glycerol 3-phosphate is usually synthesized from glucose by glycolysis, but when glucose amount drops in the cell, it is generated by glyceroneogenesis.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
carbohydrate metabolism
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/244096
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RDF/XMLCreated 2015-03-16, last modified 2015-11-16