lipogenesis
lipogenesis — 名詞
1. The biological process, taking place mainly in the liver and fat cells, by which
脂肪生成
體內合成脂肪的生化過程
The biological process, taking place mainly in the liver and fat cells, by which the body converts carbohydrates or other nutrients into fatty acids and then stores them as fat, often to be used later as a source of energy.
After a carbohydrate-rich meal, insulin triggers lipogenesis in the liver to store extra energy as fat.
攝取高碳水化合物的餐點後，胰島素會促使肝臟進行脂肪生成，將多餘的能量轉為脂肪儲存。
collocation: increase lipogenesis / lipogenesis in the liver
Rachid studies how a high-sugar diet triggers excessive lipogenesis in mouse fat tissue.
Rachid 研究高糖飲食如何在老鼠的脂肪組織中引發過度的脂肪生成。
collocation: excessive lipogenesis
The body turns on lipogenesis in the liver and fat cells when it needs to store extra energy.
當身體需要儲存多餘的能量時，便會在肝臟和脂肪細胞中啟動脂肪生成。
The hormone glucagon opposes insulin by slowing lipogenesis, helping the body burn fat for energy.
升糖素會抑制胰島素的作用、減緩脂肪生成，讓身體燃燒脂肪以獲取能量。
Doctors treating fatty liver disease recommend a low-sugar diet to reduce lipogenesis.
治療脂肪肝的醫師建議低糖飲食來減少脂肪生成。
- fat synthesis
less technical, used in general biology contexts
- fat formation
even simpler, appropriate for introductory texts
- de novo lipogenesis
specifically refers to fat made from scratch from carbohydrates, not from dietary fat
- lipolysis
the biochemical breakdown of stored fat into fatty acids
- fat oxidation
the use of fatty acids for energy, opposite to fat storage
文法句型
lipogenesis + in [organ/tissue]
lipogenesis + of [substance]
用法筆記
Lipogenesis is an uncountable noun used mainly in academic or clinical writing about metabolism. It is frequently paired with verbs like 'increase,' 'reduce,' 'trigger,' or 'inhibit.' Distinguish from 'lipolysis,' which means the opposite process — the breakdown of stored fat.