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GLUCO / NEO / GENESIS
Gluconeogenesis
• Definition: It is the formation of glucose from non-
carbohydrate sources which include: Lactate, Pyruvate,
Glycerol, some aminoacids and propionates.
• Occurs in all animals, plants, fungi and microbes.
• Occurs largely in the liver (90%); some in renal cortex
(10%) in both cytosol and mitochondria.
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