metabolischen

Metabolischen is the inflected form of the German adjective metabolisch, meaning related to metabolism. It is used to describe processes, states, or substances that pertain to metabolic activity. In German, it appears in phrases such as metabolische Prozesse, metabolische Reaktionen, and in various inflected forms like den metabolischen Prozessen or der metabolischen Regulation.

Metabolismus refers to the entire network of chemical reactions that sustain life by converting nutrients into energy and cellular building blocks, as well as into waste products. It comprises two major components: catabolism, which breaks down molecules to release energy, and anabolism, which builds complex biomolecules. Enzymes, cofactors, and regulatory signals coordinate these pathways, which occur across tissues and organ systems. Metabolic pathways are studied in biochemistry, physiology, and medicine, and can be influenced by nutrition, exercise, hormones, and drugs.

In medical contexts, terms such as Stoffwechselstörung or Stoffwechselerkrankung describe disorders of metabolism. Examples include diabetes mellitus, inherited metabolic disorders, obesity, dyslipidemias, and metabolic syndrome. Metabolic assessment often involves measuring energy expenditure, substrate utilization, and laboratory markers of carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism.

The concept of metabolism also intersects with everyday health and physiology, influencing energy levels, growth, and adaptation to diet and activity. The adjective metabolisch thus serves as a precise descriptor in German-language science writing for anything pertaining to metabolic processes and their regulation.