catabolism

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  1. Reactions involving the @O04362@ of organic @S06083@ to provide chemically available energy (e.g. ATP) and to generate metabolic intermediates.
  2. Generally, the process of breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones, often providing biologically available energy.
See also:
anabolism
Sources:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 149 [Terms] [Paper]
PAC, 1993, 65, 2003. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 2013 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'catabolism' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00870 RIS BibTex EndNote
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