Gluconeogenesis is a metabolic pathway that leads to the synthesis of glucose (Glu) from pyruvate (Pyr), the conjugate base of pyruvic acid, and other non-carbohydrate precursors, even in non-photosynthetic organisms.[1] It occurs in all microorganisms, fungi, plants, and animals, and the reactions are essentially the same, leading to the synthesis of one glucose molecule from … Continue reading Gluconeogenesis: pathway, precursors, role and regulation