cataplerosis
Meanings
noun
- The removal of intermediate metabolites, especially in the citric acid cycle, to prevent their accumulation in the mitochondrial matrix.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”) + πλήρωσις (plḗrōsis), from πληρόω (plēróō, “to fill”) + -σῐς (-sĭs).
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