anabolism (redirected from Anabolic pathways)

anabolism /anab·o·lism/ (ah-nab´o-lizm) the constructive process by which living cells convert simple substances into more complex compounds, especially into living matter.anabol´ic

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a·nab·o·lism (-nb-lzm)

n.

The phase of metabolism in which simple substances are synthesized into the complex materials of living tissue.

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ana·bolic (n-blk) adj.

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anabolism (·naˑ·b·liˈ·zm),

n constructive metabolism in which complex substances are synthesized from simple ones.

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anabolism (nab´lizm),

n the constructive process by which substances are converted from simple to complex forms by living cells; constructive metabolism.

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anabolism

the constructive phase of metabolism, in which the body cells synthesize protoplasm for growth and repair.

The manner in which this synthesis takes place is directed by the genetic code carried by the molecules of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). The 'building blocks' for this synthesis of protoplasm are obtained from amino acids and other nutritive elements in the diet.