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What is an catabolic pathway?

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The catabolic pathway is a series of chemical reactions through which foodstuffs are oxidized to yield energy in the form of ATP; they common catabolic pathway consists of (1) the citric acid cycle, and (2) oxidative phophorylation.

Taken from Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry 9th edition

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Catabolic pathways are types of chemical reaction sequences. They are in charge of breaking down molecules that are complex into tinier units that release energy.

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