noun
- the metabolic process by which the body converts carbohydrates and other nutrients into fatty acids and fat
Usage: biochemistry
Examples
- Insulin promotes lipogenesis by activating enzymes that convert glucose to fat.
- The liver is a major site of lipogenesis in mammals.
- Excess dietary carbohydrates undergo lipogenesis and are stored as adipose tissue.
- Scientists studied how certain hormones regulate lipogenesis in fat cells.
- During periods of caloric surplus, lipogenesis increases to store energy as fat.
- The research focused on enzymes involved in hepatic lipogenesis.