Biology GCSE
protein breakdown
What protein breakdown means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of protein breakdown
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Reference: OCR
Hydrolysis of polymer chains back into free amino acid monomers, releasing them for cell growth, repair, or enzyme synthesis.
Topics that use protein breakdown
- Respiration (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Aerobic respiration
- Anaerobic respiration
- Cellular respiration
- Energy transfer
- exothermic reaction
- Fermentation
- glycerol and fatty acids
- glycogen
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