This flash animation shows tha pathway how glucose is formed. There is also interactive part where you can test your knowledge of this pathway.
More info: Gluconeogenesis is the biosynthesis of n...(more)
This flash animation shows tha pathway how glucose is formed. There is also interactive part where you can test your knowledge of this pathway.
More info: Gluconeogenesis is the biosynthesis of new glucose, (i.e. not glucose from glycogen). The production of glucose from other metabolites is necessary for use as a fuel source by the brain, testes, erythrocytes and kidney medulla since glucose is the sole energy source for these organs. During starvation, however, the brain can derive energy from ketone bodies which are converted to acetyl-CoA.
Synthesis of glucose from three and four carbon precursors is essentially a reversal of glycolysis. Ref: http://web.indstate.edu/thcme/mwking/gluconeogenesis.html(less)