Definition of Metabolite. Meaning of Metabolite. Synonyms of Metabolite

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Definition of Metabolite

Metabolite
Metabolite Me*tab"o*lite, n. (Physiol Chem.) A product of metabolism; a substance produced by metabolic action, as urea.

Meaning of Metabolite from wikipedia

- biochemistry, a metabolite is an intermediate or end product of metabolism. The term is usually used for small molecules. Metabolites have various functions...
- An active metabolite, or pharmacologically active metabolite is a biologically active metabolite of a xenobiotic substance, such as a drug or environmental...
- A primary metabolite is a kind of metabolite that is directly involved in normal growth, development, and reproduction. It usually performs a physiological...
- Secondary metabolites, also called specialised metabolites or secondary products, are a type of natural product (organic compounds produced by living organisms)...
- Metabolomics is the scientific study of chemical processes involving metabolites, the small molecule substrates, intermediates, and products of cell metabolism...
- Metabolite damage can occur through enzyme promiscuity or spontaneous chemical reactions. Many metabolites are chemically reactive and unstable and can...
- of a metabolite, which is another chemical that is part of normal metabolism. Such substances are often similar in structure to the metabolite that they...
- make them especially suitable for use in women and children. There are metabolites of Nandrolone that act as long-lasting prodrugs in the body, such as...
- Metabolite pool is a collective term for all of the substances involved in the metabolic process in a biological system. Metabolic pools are within cells...
- dopamine D3 and D4 receptors, where it is similarly an antagonist. A major metabolite of buspirone, 1-(2-pyrimidinyl)piperazine (1-PP), occurs at higher circulating...