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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. metabolism
  4. catabolism
  1. Fields of Study
  2. biochemistry
  3. metabolism
  4. catabolism

Preferred term

catabolism

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Catabolism is an enzyme-catalyzed biochemical process in which complex molecules are degraded to simpler molecules releasing energy.

    Source: NCI Thesaurus

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • catabolic process

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/75194

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