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Glucogenic amino acid 

A glucogenic amino acid is an amino acid that can be converted into glucose through gluconeogenesis.[1][2] This is in contrast to the ketogenic amino acids that are converted into ketone bodies.

In humans, the glucogenic amino acids are:

Amino acids that can be either glucogenic or ketogenic:

See also

References

  1. ^ Brosnan J (2003). "Interorgan amino acid transport and its regulation". J Nutr 133 (6 Suppl 1): 2068S–2072S. PMID 12771367. 
  2. ^ Young V, Ajami A (2001). "Glutamine: the emperor or his clothes?". J Nutr 131 (9 Suppl): 2449S–59S; discussion 2486S–7S. PMID 11533293. 

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