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