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Anabolic Pathway - ✔️✔️The series of chemical reactions that constructs or synthesizes
molecules from smaller units, usually requiring input of energy (ATP) in the process
(from Biology-online.org).
Aquaculture - ✔️✔️Farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks and
aquatic plants (from Providence College Environmental Impact).
Aseptic processing - ✔️✔️Processing of food and drug components/containers in a
manner that precludes microbiological contamination of the final sealed product (from
The Northeast Biomanufacturing Center & Collaborative).
ATP Energy - ✔️✔️Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) transfers energy from chemical bonds
to energy absorbing reactions within the cell. Energy is stored in the covalent bonds
between the phosphates. When ATP becomes ADP (Adenosine diphosphate) the
stored energy is released for some biological process to utilize (from Dr. Farabee's
Online Biology Book).
Bioavailability - ✔️✔️The amount of a nutrient in a food, medication, or supplement that is
absorbed in your digestive tract and ultimately available for biological activity in your
cells and tissues (from the NIH MedlinePlus).
Biological value - ✔️✔️A measurement used to evaluate protein quality based on a
protein's content of essential amino acids as well as the extent to which these amino
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