glycogenesis

glycogenesis
The synthesis of glycogen from glucose
See Also: glucogenesis, glycogenic, glycogenolysis

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  • glycogenesis — [glī΄kō jen′ə sis] n. [ModL < GLYCOGEN, after GENESIS] the formation of glycogen …   English World dictionary

  • Glycogenesis — Glycogeny Gly*cog e*ny, Glycogenesis Gly co*gen e*sis, n. (Physiol.) The production or formation of sugar from gycogen, as in the liver. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • glycogenesis — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1886 the formation and storage of glycogen …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • glycogenesis — n. [Gr. glykys, sweet; gennaein, to produce] Formation of glycogen from glucose …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • glycogenesis — /gluy keuh jen euh sis/, n. Biochem. the formation of glycogen from monosaccharides in the body, esp. glucose. Also, glycogeny /gluy koj euh nee/. [1870 75; GLYCO + GENESIS] * * * …   Universalium

  • glycogenesis — Formation of glycogen from d glucose by means of glycogen synthase and dextrin dextranase; the first enzyme catalyzes formation of a polyglucose with α 1,4 links from UDPglucose, the second cleaves fragments from one chain and transfers them to… …   Medical dictionary

  • glycogenesis — production of glycogen Causation and Formation …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • glycogenesis — n. formation of glycogen from monosaccharides …   English contemporary dictionary

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