Glyconeogenesis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The biosynthesis of sugars, typically in the liver uncountable

    "Analysis of the Pm70 genome identified more than 100 genes predicted to be involved in virulence and identified complete gene sets for the following pathways: TCA cycle, glycolysis, glyconeogenesis, oxidative pentose phosphate and Entner—Doudoroff."

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"Analysis of the Pm70 genome identified more than 100 genes predicted to be involved in virulence and identified complete gene sets for the following pathways: TCA cycle, glycolysis, glyconeogenesis, oxidative pentose phosphate and Entner—Doudoroff."

Etymology

From glyco- + neo- + -genesis.

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