Would you classify the synthesis of a protein from amino acids as anabolic or catabolic?

Answer 1

I would say anabolic...

Anabolism is the process by which large macromolecules are assembled from smaller ones in cells; in this instance, the process is protein synthesis, which builds up larger molecules by using other proteins and amino acids (the monomers of proteins) to make more proteins.

The opposite of anabolism is called catabolism. One example of catabolism is when a large molecule, like a protein, is broken down into smaller soluble molecules, like amino acids, for absorption.

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Answer 2

Jeremiah Allen

Anabolic metabolism is the process by which amino acids are converted into proteins.

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