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metabolismChemical processes of living organisms enabling them to grow and to function. It involves a constant alternation of building up complex molecules (anabolism) and breaking them down (catabolism). For example, green plants build up complex organic substances from water, carbon dioxide, and mineral salts (photosynthesis); by digestion animals partially break down complex organic substances, ingested as food, and subsequently resynthesize them for use in their own bodies (see digestive system). Within cells, complex molecules are broken down by the process of respiration. The waste products of metabolism are removed by excretion. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Thus, direct optimization of the rubber biosynthetic pathway seems to present the most likely route to achieve significant gains in latex and rubber yield. Mevalonate is a component in the biosynthetic pathway that is shared by cholesterol, ubiquinone, also known as coenzyme (Q. The last enzyme in the porphyrin biosynthetic pathway is ferrochelatase, an iron-sulfur protein (Dailey et al. |
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