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- Dictionarylip·o·gen·e·sis/ˌlipəˈjenəsəs/
noun
- 1. the metabolic formation of fat.
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Chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of lipids
In biochemistry, lipogenesis is the conversion of fatty acids and glycerol into fats, or a metabolic process through which acetyl-CoA is converted to triglyceride for storage in fat. Lipogenesis encompasses both fatty acid and triglyceride synthesis, with the latter being the process by which fatty acids are esterified to glycerol before being packaged into very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL). Wikipedia