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anabolism
(redirected from constructive metabolism)

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anabolism: see metabolism metabolism, sum of all biochemical processes involved in life. Two subcategories of metabolism are anabolism, the building up of complex organic molecules from simpler precursors, and catabolism , the breakdown of complex substances into simpler molecules, often
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anabolism
a metabolic process in which complex molecules are synthesized from simpler ones with the storage of energy; constructive metabolism

anabolism [‚an′ab·ə‚liz·əm]
(biochemistry)
A part of metabolism involving the union of smaller molecules into larger molecules; the method of synthesis of tissue structure.


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