Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
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ISBN: 9780190209896
Author: Trudy McKee, James R. McKee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Chapter 9, Problem 33FB
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The given blank space in the statement “_______ produced in the citric acid cycle (CAC) is an important source for carbon for gluconeogenesis.”

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Gluconeogenesis is a metabolic process, in which glucose is producedfrom a carbon source that is not a carbohydrate. This process is ubiquitous and it occurs in microbes, plant, fungi, and animals. It primarilytakes placein the liver of vertebrates, when the organism has been on a diet that is low on carbohydrates or is starving.

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