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catabolic

[kat-uh-bol-ik] / ˌkæt əˈbɒl ɪk /


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During cellular respiration, oxygen aids in the catabolic breakdown of carbon compounds, like carbohydrates.

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.

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Additionally, ATP is an allosteric regulator of some of the enzymes involved in the catabolic breakdown of sugar, the process that creates ATP.

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

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She has, if you please, become temporarily catabolic.

From A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions. by Eugene Arthur Hecker


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