metabolism
metabolism
Definition
me·tabo·lism (mə tab′ə liz′əm)
metabolism
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- carbohydrate: Intense physical activity requires an increased supply of energy, and stimulates the metabolism of all carbohydrate, protein and fat.
- lipid: Adiponectin: regulates the metabolism of lipids and glucose and influences the body's response to insulin.
- glucose: Normally, the metabolism of glucose produces ATP, which binds to and closes the channel.
Converse of object
- inhibit: Hence, strong inhibitors of this enzyme may inhibit the metabolism of clarithromycin, resulting in increased plasma concentrations of clarithromycin.
- stimulate: The pills also purport to stimulate the metabolism, breaking down fat.
- regulate: Iodine is required by the thyroid glands which regulates body metabolism.
- mediate: Such blockages will disrupt the balance of all circadian mediated metabolism throughout the body.
- accelerate: I've read on an on-line debate on smoking that chrome and iodine accelerate the metabolism.
Adjective modifier
- anaerobic: The tissues have to undergo anaerobic metabolism, producing lactate, to meet the energy needs of essential processes within the tissue.
- oxidative: Minimal oxidative metabolism ( a phase I reaction ) has been observed in all species evaluated.
- hepatic: However use of these agents are not recommended below one year of age due to the possibility of immature renal function and hepatic metabolism.
- aerobic: The process by which muscles obtain energy from glucose in the presence of oxygen is called aerobic metabolism.
- folate: Rarely, inactivation of vitamin B12 may occur which can then interfere with folate metabolism which can result in bone marrow changes.
- fatty: Main current research is a BBSRC project on microarray analysis to study gene regulation of polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism.
Noun used with modifier
- lipid: Main current research is on the transcriptional control of lipid metabolism in farmed fish species, funded by the EU.
- carbohydrate: No reports of adverse effects on lipids or carbohydrate metabolism.
- first-pass: Nicotine is also subject to a significant first-pass metabolism.
- glucose: The results show that no single enzyme controls glucose metabolism.
- lipoprotein: Other inherited disorders of lipoprotein metabolism are rarely expressed in childhood.
- purine: Methotrexate which interferes with purine metabolism was introduced almost 50 years ago.
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