catabolism

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During muscle catabolism, proteins stored in muscle tissue are broken down into smaller molecules called amino acids and energy is released.

From Salon

Other aroma compounds are the result of catabolism, the breaking-down of a large molecule into a smaller one.

From Washington Post

Variable functions that are restricted to a species or strain — including pathogenicity islands, vitamin and drug catabolism, motility and nutrient transporters — are possible targets for personalized diets and therapeutic strategies.

From Nature

In many cases, the accumulation of fuel and fuel precursors in an oxygenated environment will promote the proliferation of contaminating organisms, making crop protection strategies paramount to prevent catabolism of the secreted products.

From Nature

In certain abnormal cases the concentration may be produced in the cell itself by the formation of two centres of catabolism or molecular disintegration, since, as we have seen, molecular disintegration raises the osmotic pressure.

From Project Gutenberg