Answer to Question #5083 in Biochemistry for saif

Question #5083
Why does it make good metabolic sense for phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, rather than
pyruvate carboxylase, to be the primary target for regulation of gluconeogenesis at the level of control
of enzyme synthesis?
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Expert's answer
2011-11-17T09:00:40-0500
Because the synthesis of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase is reduced under the action of insulin, and consequently, the intensity of gluconeogenesis. Such regulation of synthesis occurs at the gene level.

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