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Metabolism

Metabolism (/məˈtæbəlɪzəm/, from Greek μεταβολή (metabolē) 'change') refers to the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions that occur within living organisms. The three main functions of metabolism are the conversion of energy in food into a usable form for cellular processes; the conversion of food to building blocks of macromolecules (biopolymers)…

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Key biochemicals

Catabolism

Energy transformations

Anabolism

Xenobiotics and redox metabolism

Thermodynamics of living organisms

Regulation and control

Evolution

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Metabolism

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see also · 17
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related to Greek philosophy · 14
Metabolism → AD, Al-Risalah, Animals, Aristotle's The Parts, Both, He, Ibn, Kamil, Kamiliyyah, Nabawiyyah, Nafis, Prophet's Biography, Siera, The Treatise
related to Regulation and control · 11
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related to Application of the scientific method · 10
Metabolism → Ars, Friedrich Wöhler, He, In, Louis Pasteur, Modern, Santorio Santorio, The, This, Wöhler's
related to Coenzymes · 9
Metabolism → ATP, Catabolic, Catabolism, Each, It, One, There, These, This
related to External links · 9
Metabolism → General, March, May, MIT Biology Hypertextbook Archived, Overview, Portuguese Web Archive Undergraduate-level, School, Sparknotes SAT, The Biochemistry
related to Investigation and manipulation · 9
Metabolism → An, Classically, DNA, However, Overall, Particularly, The, These, Using
related to Minerals and cofactors · 8
Metabolism → About, Electrolytes, For, Inorganic, Ions, Organic, T-tubules, The
related to Evolution · 7
Metabolism → An, MANET, Many, RNA, The, These, This
related to Digestion · 5
Metabolism → Different, Macromolecules, Microbes, The, These

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energy metabolic reactions acids proteins organisms cells molecules enzymes amino acid glucose carbon cycle pathways also used compounds plants atp

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Metabolismis asimilarity of the basic metabolic pathways among vastly different species0.90text
DNAinstance ofThese biochemicals can be joined to make polymers0.80text
proteinsinstance ofThese biochemicals can be joined to make polymers0.80text
essential macromolecules of life.Amino acidsinstance ofThese biochemicals can be joined to make polymers0.80text
proteinsProteins are made of amino acids arranged in a linear chain joined by peptide bondsinstance ofThese biochemicals can be joined to make polymers0.80text
the cell membraneinstance ofTheir main structural uses are as part of internal and external biological membranes0.80text
ethanolinstance ofLipids are usually defined as hydrophobic or amphipathic biological molecules but will dissolve in organic solvents0.80text
benzene or chloroforminstance ofLipids are usually defined as hydrophobic or amphipathic biological molecules but will dissolve in organic solvents0.80text
sphingosine in sphingomyelininstance ofincluding backbones0.80text
and hydrophilic groups such as phosphate in phospholipidsinstance ofincluding backbones0.80text
sterol are another major class of lipids.CarbohydratesCarbohydrates are aldehydes or ketonesinstance ofSteroids0.80text
with many hydroxyl groups attachedinstance ofSteroids0.80text

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