糖とう新しん生せい

noun

gluconeogenesis

Biochemical term for the synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate precursors, such as lactate, glycerol, and amino acids.

• 糖とう新しん生せいは主おもに肝かん臓ぞうで行おこなわれる。

  Gluconeogenesis occurs mainly in the liver.

• 絶ぜっ食しょく時じには糖とう新しん生せいが活かっ性せい化かされる。

  During fasting, gluconeogenesis is activated.