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catabolic

[kat-uh-bol-ik] / ˌkæt əˈbɒl ɪk /


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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

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

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

This is both an anabolic and a catabolic process.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Figure 4.20 Glycogen from the liver and muscles, together with fats, can feed into the catabolic pathways for carbohydrates.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

One had an anabolic metabolism, one a catabolic.

From The Venus Trap by Evelyn E. Smith


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