| catabolic |
relating to or characterized by catabolism characterized by destructive metabolism
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| catabolic |
describes metabolic chemical reactions resulting in the breakdown of complex materials and the release of energy in the metabolic process (cf. ANABOLIC).
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| catabolic |
The metabolic process in which materials are degraded or broken down into their simpler components.
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| catabolic |
The part of metabolism that deals with destruction or simplification of more complex compounds. Catabolism mostly results in the release of energy. Examples: the release of glucose by the liver, the combustion of glucose by cells.
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| catabolic |
A type of reaction or series of reactions in which complex molecules are broken down into simpler ones; the opposite of anabolic.
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