metabolising
Breaking down food
Metabolising is the British spelling of metabolizing, the present participle of metabolise.
To metabolise is to process substances through metabolism—the chemical reactions in living organisms that convert food into energy and building materials for cells.
The body metabolises nutrients at different rates; alcohol metabolises faster in some people than others.
The term extends figuratively to mental processing: She needed time to metabolise the bad news before responding.
Cell's energy molecule
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
- glycolysisGlucose metabolism producing ATP
- cellular respirationCell-level fuel burning
- aerobicRequiring free oxygen
anaerobic · glucose · ADP · NADH · bioenergetics · phosphorylation · calorie burning · fuel
Reaction-speeding proteins
- metabolitesChemicals from bodily processes
- anabolismMetabolic construction of molecules
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
intermediates · substrate · coenzymes · cofactors · flux · homeostasis · biosynthesis · degradation
Process of taking in
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- stomachDigestive organ below chest
- intestinalOf the gut
gastrointestinal · bile · amylase · lipase · protease · hydrolysis · chyme · peristalsis
Drug fate in body
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
- hepaticRelating to liver
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
bioavailability · first-pass effect · excretion · detoxification · drug interactions · elimination · conjugation · acetylation
ATP
Cell's energy molecule
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
- glycolysisGlucose metabolism producing ATP
- cellular respirationCell-level fuel burning
aerobic · anaerobic · glucose · ADP · NADH · bioenergetics · phosphorylation · calorie burning · fuel · oxidation
enzymes
Reaction-speeding proteins
- metabolitesChemicals from bodily processes
- anabolismMetabolic construction of molecules
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
cycle · intermediates · substrate · coenzymes · cofactors · flux · homeostasis · biosynthesis · degradation · amino acids
absorption
Process of taking in
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- stomachDigestive organ below chest
intestinal · gastrointestinal · bile · amylase · lipase · protease · hydrolysis · chyme · peristalsis · gut flora
pharmacokinetics
Drug fate in body
half-life · bioavailability · first-pass effect · excretion · detoxification · drug interactions · elimination · conjugation · acetylation · toxicity
metabolisingstoring
Keeping for future use
accumulating · depositing · sequestering · retaining · hoarding
metabolisingdormancy
Suspended biological activity
hibernating · torpor · fasting · starving · aestivating
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