Gluconeogenesis

This video tutorial explains gluconeogenesis, a metabolic pathway that synthesizes glucose from non-carbohydrate sources. It highlights the differences from glycolysis, focusing on the three irreversible steps that require different enzymes. The process starts with pyruvate and involves key enzymes like pyruvate carboxylase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase. The tutorial also covers the conversion of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate to glucose and discusses the regulation of gluconeogenesis through energy charge and allosteric enzyme inhibition.

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