Give me an example of anabolic reaction in the body.
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anabolism") use energy to build more complex molecules from relatively simple raw materials. “Anabolic” and “catabolic” sound similar but are opposites. To remember the difference, it may help to think about how “anabolic steroids” promote the buildup of muscle mass. All of the complex molecules of life — carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids — are generated by anabolic reactions. Anabolic reactions are central to processes like photosynthesis, protein synthesis, and DNA replication.
At this point, you may wonder why the cell has to break down complex molecules in order to build them up again. Different cells use and require different biomolecules for their specialized functions. For example,carbohydrates are good sources of energy. In plants, carbohydrates are usually stored as starch. In animals, they are stored as glycogen. Both are polymers of glucose, but they have different structures, and an animal cell cannot readily store or access starch. When an athlete “carbo-loads” the evening before a race, starches from foods like pasta are digested to simple sugars in a catabolic reaction. They are then rebuilt as glycogen (in an anabolic reaction) in the muscles and liver. That way, there is some extra energy stored and easily accessible for the muscle cells to use for the big race. Biomolecules are broken down to raw materials, then rebuilt in a different form to meet the needs of the organism. One molecule that is unique to your cells is DNA. No other organism (except an identical twin) has the same DNA as you, so your cells need to build it anew in order to pass it on to the next generation
At this point, you may wonder why the cell has to break down complex molecules in order to build them up again. Different cells use and require different biomolecules for their specialized functions. For example,carbohydrates are good sources of energy. In plants, carbohydrates are usually stored as starch. In animals, they are stored as glycogen. Both are polymers of glucose, but they have different structures, and an animal cell cannot readily store or access starch. When an athlete “carbo-loads” the evening before a race, starches from foods like pasta are digested to simple sugars in a catabolic reaction. They are then rebuilt as glycogen (in an anabolic reaction) in the muscles and liver. That way, there is some extra energy stored and easily accessible for the muscle cells to use for the big race. Biomolecules are broken down to raw materials, then rebuilt in a different form to meet the needs of the organism. One molecule that is unique to your cells is DNA. No other organism (except an identical twin) has the same DNA as you, so your cells need to build it anew in order to pass it on to the next generation
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anabolic reaction synthesizing of glucose in the body
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