Metabolism (definition)

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Definition: The chemical reactions that occur within the cells, tissues, or an organism. These processes include both the biosynthesis (ANABOLISM) and the breakdown (CATABOLISM) of organic materials utilized by the living organism.

general only as the metabolic process irrespective of substance; prefer /metab with organs, organisms, diseases, substances: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.44, 19.10+; DF: METAB
Examples Absorption; Acylation; Aerobiosis; Alkylation; Amination; Anaerobiosis; Autotrophic Processes; Biocatalysis; Biological Transport; Biotinylation; Biotransformation; Carbohydrate Metabolism; Cell Respiration; Cyclization; Dealkylation; Deamination; Decarboxylation; Dimerization; Energy Metabolism; Enterohepatic Circulation; Enzyme Activation; Esterification; Halogenation; Heterotrophic Processes; Hydrogenation; Hydrolysis; Hydroxylation; Lipid Metabolism; Metabolic Networks and Pathways; Nitrosation; Oxidative Stress; Peptide Biosynthesis; Phosphorylation; Phototrophic Processes; Prenylation; Protein Binding; Proteolysis; Renin-Angiotensin System; RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional; Secretory Rate

Other names Metabolic Processes; Catabolism; Anabolism; Processes, Metabolic; Process, Metabolic; Metabolic Process

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