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Metabolism (from Greek μεταβολισμός "metabolismos") is the biochemical modification of chemical compounds in living organisms and cells. This includes the biosynthesis of complex organic molecules (anabolism) and their breakdown (catabolism). Metabolism usually consists of sequences of enzymatic steps, also called metabolic pathways. The total metabolism are all biochemical processes of an organism. The cell metabolism includes all chemical processes in a cell. The dynamic energy budget theory aims to quantify the metabolic organisation of individual organisms. In other words, it is the rate your body uses up energy. The term is derived from the Greek Μεταβολισμός – Metabolismos for "change", or "overthrow".
Metabolic pathways Important metabolic pathways are: General pathways Anabolism Anabolic pathways that create building blocks and compounds from simple precursors: Catabolism Drug metabolism Drug metabolism pathways, the modification or degradation of drugs and other xenobiotic compounds through specialized enzyme systems: Nitrogen metabolism Nitrogen metabolism includes the pathways for turnover and excretion of nitrogen in organisms as well as the biological processes of the biogeochemical nitrogen cycle: Other History
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