glucogenic

glucogenic
Giving rise to or producing glucose. SYN: glucoplastic.

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glu·co·gen·ic -'jen-ik adj tending to produce a pyruvate residue in metabolism which undergoes conversion to a carbohydrate (as glucose) and is eventually stored as a complex carbohydrate (as glycogen) <\glucogenic amino acids>

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glu·co·gen·ic (gloo″ko-jenґik) [gluco- + -genic] giving rise to or producing glucose.

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