catabolic
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The digestible carbohydrates in an animal’s diet are converted to glucose molecules through a series of catabolic chemical reactions.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Anabolic pathways build new molecules out of the products of catabolic pathways.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
On the other hand, the catabolic process of breaking sugar down into simpler molecules releases energy in a series of exergonic reactions.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Remember that anabolic cellular pathways require energy to synthesize complex molecules from simpler ones and catabolic pathways release energy when complex molecules are broken down.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
One had an anabolic metabolism, one a catabolic.
From The Venus Trap by Smith, Evelyn E.
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