to transfer the energy released by catabolism to the energy-requiring reactions that make up anabolism. Catabolism is a destructive metabolism and anabolism...
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biology, protein catabolism is the breakdown of proteins into smaller peptides and ultimately into amino acids. Protein catabolism is a key function...
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Lysine (section Catabolism)
amino acids, catabolism of lysine is initiated from the uptake of dietary lysine or from the breakdown of intracellular protein. Catabolism is also used...
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Digestion is the breakdown of carbohydrates to yield an energy-rich compound called ATP. The production of ATP is achieved through the oxidation of glucose...
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also known as a futile cycle, from forming with catabolism. The balance between anabolism and catabolism is sensitive to ADP and ATP, otherwise known as...
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Fatty acid metabolism (redirect from Fat catabolism)
processes where they serve as building blocks for other compounds. In catabolism, fatty acids are metabolized to produce energy, mainly in the form of...
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Amino acid (redirect from Amino acid catabolism)
ornithine and citrulline occur in the urea cycle, part of amino acid catabolism (see below). A rare exception to the dominance of α-amino acids in biology...
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Sleep (redirect from Nocturnal post absorptive catabolism)
Sleep is a state of reduced mental and physical activity in which consciousness is altered and certain sensory activity is inhibited. During sleep, there...
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Carbohydrate (section Catabolism)
(aerobic) to release energy, with carbon dioxide and water as byproducts. Catabolism is the metabolic reaction which cells undergo to break down larger molecules...
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Cysteine metabolism (redirect from Cysteine catabolism)
Cysteine metabolism refers to the biological pathways that consume or create cysteine. The pathways of different amino acids and other metabolites interweave...
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