Catabolism Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Catabolism is a type of metabolic process occurring in living cells by which complex molecules are broken down to produce energy and reducing power. On balance, catabolic reactions are normally exothermic. Catabolism is half of the coupled processes of cell metabolism, the other part being anabolism, whereby complex molecules are built up from simpler constituents.

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1 Carbohydrate catabolism 2 Fat catabolism 3 Protein catabolism

Carbohydrate catabolism

Main article: Carbohydrate catabolism

Carbohydrate catabolism is the breakdown of carbohydrates into smaller units. The empirical formula for carbohydrates, like that of their monomer counterparts, is C_X(H_2YO_Y). Carbohydrates literally undergo combustion to retrieve the large amounts of energy in their bonds. Read more about mitochondria to find out more about the reaction and how its energy is secured in ATP.

Fat catabolism

Main article: Fat catabolism

Fat catabolism, also known as lipid catabolism, is the process of lipids or phospholips being broken down by lipases. The opposite of this is fat anabolism which involves the storage of energy, and the building of membranes.

Protein catabolism

Main article: Protein catabolism

Protein catabolism is the breakdown of proteins into amino acids and simple derivative compounds, for transport into the cell through the plasma membrane and ultimately for the polymerisation into new proteins via the use of ribonucleic acids (RNA) and ribosomes.

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