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Glycogenesis vs Glycolysis - What's the difference?

glycogenesis | glycolysis |

As nouns the difference between glycogenesis and glycolysis

is that glycogenesis is the synthesis of glycogen from glucose while glycolysis is the cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic acid, and ATP as an energy source.

glycogenesis

English

Noun

(glycogeneses)
  • (biochemistry) The synthesis of glycogen from glucose

    • Related terms

    *glucogenesis *glycogenic *glycogenolysis

    See also

    *(wikipedia "glycogenesis")

    glycolysis

    English

    (wikipedia glycolysis)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) The cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic acid, and ATP as an energy source.