Metabolite

A metabolite is a chemical compound made as part of a living thing's metabolism.[1] In biochemistry, the metabolism means all chemical processes where living things break down nutrients or build new molecules.[2] Final products and any reaction intermediates are all considered metabolites.

Sources

  1. ↑ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. "metabolite". Compendium of Chemical Terminology Internet edition.
  2. ↑ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. "metabolism". Compendium of Chemical Terminology Internet edition.
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