metabolism of fats

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• metabolism — /meuh tab euh liz euhm/, n. 1. Biol., Physiol. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Cf. anabolism, catabolism …   Universalium

• Metabolism — Cell metabolism redirects here. For the journal, see Cell Metabolism. Structure of adenosine triphosphate, a central intermediate in energy metabolism Metabolism (from Greek: μεταβολή metabolē , change or Greek: μεταβολισμός metabolismos,… …   Wikipedia

• Metabolism — The whole range of biochemical processes that occur within us (or any living organism). Metabolism consists both of anabolism and catabolism (the buildup and breakdown of substances, respectively). The term is commonly used to refer specifically… …   Medical dictionary

• Fatty acid metabolism — Fatty acids are an important source of energy for many organisms. Excess glucose can be stored efficiently as fat. Triglycerides yield more than twice as much energy for the same mass as do carbohydrates or proteins. All cell membranes are built… …   Wikipedia

• fat metabolism — noun a metabolic process that breaks down ingested fats into fatty acids and glycerol and then into simpler compounds that can be used by cells of the body • Hypernyms: ↑metabolism, ↑metabolic process …   Useful english dictionary

• vitamin — vitaminic, adj. /vuy teuh min/; Brit. also /vit euh min/, n. any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism, found in minute amounts in natural foodstuffs or sometimes produced synthetically: deficiencies… …   Universalium

• metabolic disease — ▪ pathology Introduction       any of the diseases or disorders that disrupt normal metabolism, the process of converting food to energy on a cellular (cell) level. Thousands of enzymes participating in numerous interdependent metabolic pathways… …   Universalium

• cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… …   Universalium

• biotin — /buy euh tin/, n. Biochem. a crystalline, water soluble vitamin, C10H16O3N2S, of the vitamin B complex, that is present in all living cells and functions as a growth factor and as a catalyst in carboxylation reactions. Also called vitamin H.… …   Universalium

• oxalacetic acid — noun an acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in metabolism of fats and carbohydrates) • Syn: ↑oxaloacetic acid • Hypernyms: ↑acid * * * “+... noun or oxaloacetic acid “+ …   Useful english dictionary

• Riboflavin — Riboflavin …   Wikipedia