cataplerosis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”) + πλήρωσις (plḗrōsis), from πληρόω (plēróō, “to fill”) + -σῐς (-sĭs).

Noun

cataplerosis

1. (biochemistry) The removal of intermediate metabolites, especially in the citric acid cycle, to prevent their accumulation in the mitochondrial matrix.

Derived terms

• cataplerotic

Related terms

• anaplerosis

Anagrams

• spiroacetals