ferment

Japanese: ferment
ferment

Digestion is the process by which organisms break down macromolecules such as proteins, fats, and carbohydrates that they take in as food into smaller molecules that can be absorbed.
[History of Digestion Research]
Fermentation, an enzyme reaction outside the body, gave rise to the concept of fermentation early on. Digestion is also an enzyme reaction, but since it is a reaction inside the body, it was seen as more of a transformation of vital energy.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "ferment" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…生物が外界から食物としてとり入れたタンパク質,脂肪,炭水化物などの高分子を,吸収可能な低分子にまで分解する過程を消化という。
【消化研究の歴史】
 生体外での酵素反応である発酵現象は,早くから発酵素fermentの概念を生んだ。消化も同じく酵素反応だが,生体内での反応なので,むしろ精気の転成という見方でとらえられた。…

※「ferment」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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