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Metabolism (/məˈtæbəlɪzəm/, from Gr****: μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining
chemical reactions in organisms. The
three main functions...
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Lipid metabolism is the
synthesis and
degradation of
lipids in cells,
involving the
breakdown and
storage of fats for
energy and the
synthesis of structural...
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Purine metabolism refers to the
metabolic pathways to
synthesize and
break down
purines that are
present in many organisms.
Purines are
biologically synthesized...
- biochemistry,
secondary metabolism (also
called specialized metabolism) is a term for
pathways and
small molecule products of
metabolism that are
involved in...
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Anthropogenic metabolism, also
referred to as
metabolism of the anthroposphere, is a term used in
industrial ecology,
material flow analysis, and waste...
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Microbial metabolism is the
means by
which a
microbe obtains the
energy and
nutrients (e.g. carbon) it
needs to live and reproduce.
Microbes use many different...
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Information metabolism,
sometimes referred to as
informational metabolism or energetic-informational
metabolism, is a
psychological theory of interaction...
- Drug
metabolism is the
metabolic breakdown of
drugs by
living organisms,
usually through specialized enzymatic systems. More generally,
xenobiotic metabolism...
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Carbohydrate metabolism is the
whole of the
biochemical processes responsible for the
metabolic formation, breakdown, and
interconversion of carbohydrates...
- Cell
Metabolism is a
monthly peer-reviewed
scientific journal covering physiology, with an
emphasis on
understanding the
molecular basis of how the body...
