>  Term: catabolism
catabolism

1. Reactions involving the oxidation of organic substrates to provide chemically available energy (for example ATP) and to generate metabolic intermediates.

2. Generally, process of breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones, often providing biologically available energy.

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