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biochemical pathways

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  1. In biology, the long chains of chemical reactions that take place in the normal operation of living systems.


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While both drugs target the HIV-1 reverse transcriptase enzyme to prevent viral replication, they do so through entirely different biochemical pathways.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

KIN10 is the protein that contains the moving parts that determine which biochemical pathways are on or off.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2024

Through the same biochemical pathways, humans are changed by exposure to external events in ways we rarely see coming.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2023

The researchers sequenced the genomes of the entire community of microbes in the groundwater and tracked down the biochemical pathways and reactions most likely to produce oxygen.

From Scientific American • Aug. 22, 2023

"Whenever they lose weight, they're fighting against a lot of maladaptive responses, biochemical pathways that are hardwired into this as a disease process, that are driving weight regain," Garvey explains.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2022

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