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. 2019 Dec 17;8(12):1657. doi: 10.3390/cells8121657

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Schematic diagram of Glycerol and TAG synthesis. Metabolites: G1P- glucose 1-phosphate, G6P- glucose 6-phosphate, F6P- fructose 6-phosphate, FBP-, DHAP- dihydroxyacetone phosphate, GA3P- glyceraldehyde 3- phosphate, G3P- glycerol 3-phosphate, RuBP- ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase, 3PGA- 3-phosphoglycerate, LPA-, PA-, DAG-, TAG-. Enzymes: AMY- α-amylase, SP- starch phosphorylase, PGM- phosphoglucomutase, PGI- phosphoglucoisomerase, GPDH- glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, GPAT- glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase, LPAAT- lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase, PAP- phosphatidate phosphatase, DGAT- Diacylglycerol acyltransferase, MCAT- Malonyl CoA-acyl carrier protein transacylase, ACCase- AcCoA carboxylase, PDH- pyruvate dehydrogenase, PFOR- pyruvate-ferredoxin oxidoreductase, GK- glycerol kinase, GPP- glycerol-3-phosphate phosphatase. Others: Free FA- free fatty acids, Co-A- Coenzyme A.