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CATABOLISM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy

Synonyms:

catabolism; destructive metabolism; dissimilation; katabolism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("catabolism" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Holonyms ("catabolism" is a part of...):

metabolic process; metabolism (the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life)

Antonym:

anabolism (the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy)

Derivation:

catabolic (characterized by destructive metabolism)

catabolic (relating to or characterized by catabolism)

catabolize (subject to catabolism)

katabolic (characterized by destructive metabolism)

katabolic (relating to or characterized by catabolism)

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 Context examples: 

This allele, which encodes puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase protein, is involved in the modulation of peptide catabolism.

(NPEPPS wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Biosynthesis and catabolism of nucleic acids and their subunits

(Nucleotide Metabolic Process, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in the mediation of catabolism of platelet-activating factor.

(Platelet-Activating Factor Acetylhydrolase IB Subunit Beta, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes NEDD8 protein, is involved in the regulation of cell cycle progression, protein ubiquitination and protein catabolism.

(NEDD8 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein complex modifies the C-terminus of NEDD8 to regulate protein neddylation, ubiquitination and catabolism.

(NEDD8 Activating Enzyme, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes matrilysin protein, is involved in the catabolism of extracellular matrix proteins.

(MMP7 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The mechanism of action has not yet been fully elucidated but addition of glucosamine to chondrocytes results in inhibition of proteoglycan catabolism.

(MSM/Glucosamine, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in eye development, steroid catabolism and xenobiotic metabolism.

(CYP1B1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A sequence of biological or biochemical events that result in the catabolism of large molecules or polymers.

(Degradation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes arylsulfatase A protein, plays a role in the catabolism of cerebroside sulfate.

(ARSA wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)