CATABOLISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does catabolism mean? 

• CATABOLISM (noun)
  The noun CATABOLISM has 1 sense:

1. breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy

  Familiarity information: CATABOLISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CATABOLISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

catabolism; destructive metabolism; dissimilation; katabolism

Hypernyms ("catabolism" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Holonyms ("catabolism" is a part of...):

metabolic process; metabolism (the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life)

Antonym:

anabolism (the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy)

Derivation:

catabolic (characterized by destructive metabolism)

catabolic (relating to or characterized by catabolism)

catabolize (subject to catabolism)

katabolic (characterized by destructive metabolism)

katabolic (relating to or characterized by catabolism)

 Context examples 

DPYD is the rate-limiting enzyme in the catabolism of 5-FU.

(Emitefur, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in tyrosine phosphorylation, extracellular matrix catabolism and signal transduction.

(Epithelial Discoidin Domain-Containing Receptor 1, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, this agent inhibits histamine-N-methyltransferase, resulting in decreased histamine catabolism.

(Etoprine, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes protein argonaute-2, is involved in RNA catabolism and gene silencing.

(EIF2C2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in RNA binding and catabolism.

(EIF2C2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Dextrothyroxine stimulates the formation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and increases the catabolism of LDL thereby leading to increased excretion of cholesterol and bile acids via the biliary route.

(Dextrothyroxine, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in pyrimidine catabolism.

(DPYD Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in the promotion of both protein ubiquitination and protein catabolism.

(E3 Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase UBR5, NCI Thesaurus)

Metoprine inhibits dihydrofolate reductase, resulting in decreased cellular folate metabolism and cell growth; it also inhibits histamine-N-methyltransferase, resulting in decreased histamine catabolism.

(Metoprine, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes collagenase 3 protein, is involved in collagen catabolism.

(MMP13 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)