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Metabolism (/məˈtæbəlɪzəm/, from Gr****: μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining
chemical reactions in organisms. The
three main functions...
- A
plastivore is an
organism capable of
degrading and
metabolising plastic.
While plastic is
normally thought of as non-biodegradable, a
variety of bacteria...
- and it, or the
synthetic growth regulator ethephon which is
rapidly metabolised to
produce ethylene, are used on
industrial scale to
promote ripening...
- Pharmacogenomics,
often abbreviated "PGx," is the
study of the role of the
genome in drug response. Its name (pharmaco- + genomics)
reflects its combining...
- In
aquatic arthropods, the end-product of
biochemical reactions that
metabolise nitrogen is ammonia,
which is so
toxic that it
needs to be
diluted as...
- the
microorganism that is
responsible for
fermentation in beer.
Yeast metabolises the
sugars extracted from grains,
which produce alcohol and
carbon dioxide...
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organic nitrates nitroglycerin and
nitroprusside control blood pressure by
metabolising into
nitric oxide. Many
notable nitrogen-containing drugs, such as the...
- to grow.
Through cellular respiration,
these organisms use
oxygen to
metabolise substances, like
sugars or fats, to
obtain energy. In this type of respiration...
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solvents as well as water. It has a
relatively high
boiling point. DMSO is
metabolised to
compounds that
leave a garlic-like
taste in the
mouth after DMSO is...
- poor
metabolisers are not
clinically important in
terms of efficacy. Side effects, however, are
reported to be more
severe in CYP2D6 poor
metabolisers. Steady-state...
