metabolite

noun

me·tab·o·lite mə-ˈta-bə-ˌlīt

: a product of metabolism

: a substance essential to the metabolism of a particular organism or to a particular metabolic process

Examples of metabolite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Knighton, the 2023 World Championship 200m silver medalist, tested positive for a metabolite of trenbolone during an out-of-competition drug test on March 26 and was provisionally suspended on April 12, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said in a statement. —

Matias Grez, CNN, 20 June 2024 Share [Findings] Humboldt penguins who nest in the open have more pollutant metabolites in their blood than do penguins who nest in guano-rich burrows. —

Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 19 June 2024 It had long been known that enzymes in the lining of the gut metabolize oral phenylephrine into inactive metabolites, reducing the amount of the active compound that can enter the bloodstream. —

Randy Hatton, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2023 As for why the Mediterranean diet seemed to protect against premature death, the most influential factor — among the roughly 40 biomarkers the researchers could test — was a group of metabolites that appeared to explain 14.8% of the benefit. —

Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for metabolite

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