Medical Dictionary

glucogenic

adj glu·co·gen·ic \-ˈjen-ik\

Medical Definition of GLUCOGENIC

:  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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