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metabolite Definition

me·tabo·lite (mə tabə līt′)

noun

any substance produced by or taking part in metabolism

metabolite Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • circulate: Based upon in vitro studies, the circulating metabolites of duloxetine are considered pharmacologically inactive.
  • produce: Gingivitis: Plaque which accumulates at the tooth gum junction harbors various bacteria which produce metabolites.
  • identify: Attempts were made to identify the metabolites using GC/MS.
  • measure: We will measure these metabolites while dogs are at rest and after they have been walking, running or playing.

Adjective modifier

  • urinary: They each accounted for less than five percent of the urinary metabolites.
  • inactive: Oxprenolol is excreted chiefly in the urine ( almost exclusively in the form of inactive metabolites ).
  • oxidative: Of the four minor metabolites detected in urine, two are Phase I oxidative metabolites present in low concentrations.
  • reactive: Members agreed that metabolism of 1,3-DCP was likely to produce the reactive epoxide metabolite that could damage DNA.
  • toxic: In the absence of a metabolic profile on the product, unintended toxic metabolites might have easily escaped notice in safety assessment.
  • fungal: Ongoing investigations deal with the health implication of exposure to both the allergens and the fungal metabolites.

Modifies a noun

  • concentration: In the metabolite images, colors represent metabolite concentrations.
  • profile: The study of these MRS metabolite profiles has been termed metabolomics.
  • production: Toxic secondary metabolite production in genetically modified potatoes in response to stress.

Noun used with modifier

  • nicotine: The most widely used is the concentration of the nicotine metabolite, cotinine, in saliva.
  • acid: Excretion: 80 % appears in the urine as the major acid metabolite.
  • blood: Information is given on the effects and timing of NEB, the effects on the reproductive process, and changes in blood metabolites.
  • drug: A run down on legal and illegal drugs and how long drug tests are able to pick up drug metabolites.

Preposition: in

  • urine: A 28 plant materials were screened for the production of plant specific metabolites in the urine of goats.
  • plasma: The major metabolite of voriconazole is the N-oxide, which accounts for 72 % of the circulating radiolabelled metabolites in plasma.

Preposition: of

  • nicotine: More than 20 metabolites of nicotine have been identified, all of which are believed to be less active than the parent compound.

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