anabolic – this type of pathway requires energy and is used to build up large molecules from smaller ones (biosynthesis). catabolic – this type of pathway releases energy and is used to break ...

There are different types of metabolic pathways – some are anabolic and some are catabolic. Anabolic – this type of pathway requires energy and is used to build up large molecules from smaller ...

Catabolic pathways involve the breakdown of ... or released as heat. Anabolic pathways then build new molecules out of the products of catabolism, and these pathways typically use energy.

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