Question

Briefly describe what the following hormones do to glycolysis or gluconeogenesis:

A Insulin

B Glucagon

Answer 1

A) Insulin is harmonne which regulates blood glucose i.e Insulin decreases blood glucose by absorbing it and converting to other moleucles through process of glycolysis . Thus amount of glucose is blood is controlled by insulin. ( higher blood glucose than required levels causes diabetes)

B) glucagon is harmone which causes increase of blood glucose level through process of glucneogenesis. When person has low blood sugar than required level   then glucagon taken will act such that it produces glucose .