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Also Known As	anabolic reaction • biosynthesis

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Diagram showing metabolic pathways for amino acid biosynthesis, divided into families: glutamate, aspartate, serine, pyruvate, shikimate, and histidine. Amino acids, underlined to indicate protein components, branch from intermediate compounds, with arrows showing synthesis relationships. Some intermediates and side products are labeled, and related amino acids are grouped by precursor molecules.

Diagram illustrating metabolism with two sections: anabolic reaction on the left shows energy used to build larger molecules from smaller ones, while catabolic reaction on the right shows larger molecules breaking down into smaller molecules with energy released.

A biochemical pathway diagram showing the catabolism and biosynthesis of glucose and glycogen, with glucose breakdown reactions on the left and synthesis reactions on the right, interconnected by labeled arrows and chemical intermediates.

A stepwise biochemical pathway diagram showing the biosynthesis of purine nucleotides, with labeled molecular structures and arrows indicating the conversion from ribose 5-phosphate through several intermediates to inosine acid, then branching to form adenylate (AMP) and guanylate (GMP); ATP and other cofactors are shown at key steps.

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Konrad E. Bloch.

Konrad E. Bloch

American biochemist

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