catabolic

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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

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

This is a metabolic process, but is neither anabolic nor catabolic.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The cell responds to an abundance of the products by slowing down production during anabolic or catabolic reactions.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

She has, if you please, become temporarily catabolic.

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