catabolism

(noun)

Destructive metabolism, usually includes the release of energy and breakdown of materials.

Related Terms

  • operon
  • L-arabinose
  • benzoate
  • acetyl CoA
  • polymer
  • Rhodococcus

Examples of catabolism in the following topics:

  • Types of Catabolism

    • Catabolism is the set of metabolic processes that break down large molecules.
    • Catabolism is the set of metabolic processes that break down large molecules.
    • Carbohydrate catabolism is the breakdown of carbohydrates into smaller units.
    • A simplified outline of the catabolism of proteins, carbohydrates and fats
    • Summarize various types of catabolism included in metabolism (catabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and fats)
  • Benzoate Catabolism

    • Benzoate catabolism is a series of chemical reactions resulting in the breakdown of benzoate.
    • Strains of Rhodococcus are applicably important owing to their ability to catabolize a wide range of compounds and produce bioactive steroids, acrylamide, and acrylic acid, and their involvement in fossil fuel biodesulfurization.
    • This genetic and catabolic diversity is not only due to the large bacterial chromosome, but also to the presence of three large linear plasmids.
  • The Entner–Doudoroff Pathway

    • The Entner–Doudoroff pathway is an alternate series of reactions that catabolize glucose to pyruvate.
    • The Entner–Doudoroff pathway describes an alternate series of reactions that catabolize glucose to pyruvate using a set of enzymes different from those used in either glycolysis or the pentose phosphate pathway .
  • The AraC Regulator

    • The L-arabinose operon, also called ara operon, encodes enzymes needed for the catabolism of arabinose to xylulose 5-phosphate.
    • The L-arabinose operon, also called ara operon, is a gene sequence encoding enzymes needed for the catabolism of arabinose to xylulose 5-phosphate, an intermediate of the pentose phosphate pathway.
  • Anammox

    • The overall catabolic reaction is:
    • To deal with the high toxicity of hydrazine, anammox bacteria have a hydrazine-containing intracellular organelle called the anammoxasome (a compartment inside the cytoplasm which is the locus of anammox catabolism), which is surrounded by an unusual and highly compact ladderane lipid membrane.
  • Non-Spore-Forming Firmicutes

    • Under conditions of excess glucose and limited oxygen, homolactic LAB catabolize one mole of glucose in the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway to yield two moles of pyruvate.
    • In theory, end-products (including ATP) are produced in equimolar quantities from the catabolism of one mole of glucose.
  • Acetyl CoA and the Citric Acid Cycle

    • Through the catabolism of sugars, fats, and proteins, a two carbon organic product acetate in the form of acetyl-CoA is produced.
  • Organic Acid Metabolism

    • It is vital in the catabolism of C1 compounds such as methanol (see the "Methylotrophy and Methanotrophy" atom for more information on C1 compound utilization).
  • The Incorporation of Nonstandard Amino Acids

    • For example, ornithine and citrulline occur in the urea cycle, which is part of amino acid catabolism.
  • The Pentose Phosphate Shunt

    • While the PPP does involve oxidation of glucose, its primary role is anabolic rather than catabolic, using the energy stored in NADPH to synthesize large, complex molecules from small precursors.
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