Anabolism

The process of building up or synthesising.

The phase of intermediary metabolism concerned with the energy-requiring biosynthesis of cell components from smaller precursor molecules.

A phase of metabolism characterized by a chemical synthesis within the body.

The process of building up complex chemical substances on the basis of simpler ones.

The totality of reactions that account for the synthesis of the body’s macromolecules.

Phase of metabolism involving the conversion, in cells, of simple structures into the complex molecular forms of living material (compare catabolism).

The synthesis of complex molecules, such cis proteins and fats, from simpler ones by living things.

Production by the body of complex molecules like fat and proteins from simpler substances taken in the diet.

The building of body tissues; the constructive phase of metabolism by which cells take from the blood nutrients required for repair or growth and convert these inorganic chemicals into cell products or parts of living cells. Anabolism is the opposite of catabolism, the destructive phase of metabolism.

Constructive metabolism, the process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones.

The synthesis of intricate molecules, such as fats and proteins, from simpler molecules through metabolic processes both chemical and physical within living cells.