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metabolite

metabolite

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A substance made inside a living body that helps cells use energy
  • noun
  • /məˈtæbəˌlaɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : metabolito
  • Several other glucuroconjugates are formed, and almost all the metabolites are excreted in the urine.
  • phthalate metabolites
  • DEHP metabolites
  • metabolite concentrations

And you will convert Ala into the downstream metabolites as needed.

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Examples

  • So all mitochondria use oxygen and metabolites to create energy and have their own DNA.

  • The visualization is performed in the neighborhood of the metabolites of interest that are specified by the user.

    Academic text (2017)
  • So it can be a protein or it can be a small a small molecule metabolite so you can have proteins.

  • And I found this one German book on steroids and I saw this this one metabolite that had the double bond.

  • The analysis involved the measurement of the levels of six metabolites in the collected sweat.

    Academic text (1993)
  • And then finally, your gut is producing metabolites post biotics that can cross into the brain and have an effect.

  • Here, rows represent the metabolites and columns represent the metabolic reactions.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The distribution of seven urinary phthalate metabolites adjusted for creatinine in the two groups is shown in Table 2.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Pitcher plant leaves capture resources, remove waste gases and metabolites, and constitute a predator-free nursery for developing larvae.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The analysis involved measuring the levels of several vital metabolites in the patient's blood.

Surface Forms

metabolite singular
metabolites plural

Morphology

metabolite = metabolism (transparent) = metabol + ite

Formed by the combining form 'metabol-' (relating to metabolism) plus the suffix '-ite' meaning a product; learners who know 'metabolism' can infer 'a product of metabolism'.

Etymology

The word metabolite comes from the root meta- which means 'change', the same root you see in metabolism. So a metabolite is a substance made or used during the body's chemical 'changes', which is why it is linked to metabolism.