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anabolism
The biosynthesis of complex molecules from simple ones. For example, the biosynthesis of proteins from amino acids or the biosynthesis of DNA from nucleotides. Anabolism generally utilizes energy in the form of ATP.
For more specific examples, see anabolic pathway.
Related
biosynthetic pathway or anabolic pathway
General
metabolism
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999