Gluconeogenesis and related aspects of glycolysis.

PERSPECTIVES AND SUMMARy 618 GENERAL PROPERTIES OF GLUCONEOGENESIS AND GLYCOLYSIS IN THE LIVER 619 Gluconeogenesis 619 Glycolysis 619 Control Steps 620 ENZYME PROPERTIES 620 Pyruvate Carboxylase and Other Mitochondrial Involvement 620 Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase 623 Pyruvate Kinase 625 Fructose 1,6-Bisphosphatase 626 Fructose 2,6-Bisphosphatase 629 6-Phosphofructokinases 629 Glucose 6-Phosphatase 633 Glucokinase 634 THE CONTROL OF METABOLIC FLUX BY HORMONES AND OTHER EFFECTORS ...... 634 Cyclic AMP, Glucagon, and f3-Adrenergic Agents 634 Fructose 2,6-Bisphosphate 639 ex-Adrenergic Agents, Vasopressin, and Angiotensin 641 Glucocorticoids 643 Glucose 643 THE FUTILE CYCLES 644 Glucose/Glucose 6-Phosphate Cycle 644 Fructose 6-Phosphate/Fructose 1,6-Bisphosphate Cycle 646 Pyruvate/Phosphoenolpyruvate Cycle 647