Metabolism

新陈代谢

英文解释

Metabolism is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms. The three main purposes of metabolism are: the conversion of the energy in food to energy available to run cellular processes; the conversion of food to building blocks for proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, some carbohydrates; and the elimination of metabolic wastes.

中文解释

新陈代谢是生物体中维持生命的一系列化学反应。新陈代谢的三个主要目的是：将食物中的能量转化为运行细胞过程所需的能量；食物转化为蛋白质、脂类、核酸和一些碳水化合物的组成部分；代谢废物的消除。

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