metabolism
Type: process Aliases: metabolic ratemetabolic processes
- Systems Analogy The process of turning the food you eat into fuel to run, think, and grow.
- Formal Definition The complete set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in cells, including catabolism (energy release) and anabolism (molecular synthesis).
Mentioned In
- Biological CircuitsBifidobacterium-Creatine Axis in Brain Bioenergetics, Exerkine Blood-Brain Barrier Signaling, Faecalibacterium & Immunotherapy Responsiveness, Lifestyle Synergy & Endogenous Sirtuin Pathways, Luteolin Gut-Brain Kynurenine Axis, Phytochemical Regulation of Aging Pathways, Rise of Early-Onset Cancers, Vitamin-Microbiome Bidirectional Loop
- Book SynthesisThe Age Code (David Cox)
- Lifestyle PracticesCGM Non-Diabetic Glycotypes & Dysregulation, Gluteal Muscle as a Systemic Glucose Sink, Vigorous Exercise Metabolic Intensity Multipliers
- Conceptorganelles
- Moleculefolate, homocysteine, metabolite, NAD+, reactive oxygen species, short-chain fatty acids, Vitamin B12
- Processanabolism, catabolism
- ProteinAMPK, APOE4
Scientific Sources & Literature Citations
- [1] Book / Monograph Nelson DL, Cox MM. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 8th ed. 2021. ↗
"Metabolism is the integrated network of enzymatic reactions."