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metabolon

metabolon noun: a temporary complex between sequential enzymes of a metabolic pathway.

Noun

metabolon (plural metabolons)

  1. A temporary complex between sequential enzymes of a metabolic pathway
  2. (obsolete) A particle, having only a temporary existence in its present form, produced during the disintegration of a radioactive substance

Forms of metabolon

pluralmetabolons

Origin of metabolon

From metabolic + -on.

Questions about metabolon

What does metabolon mean?
Metabolon means a temporary complex between sequential enzymes of a metabolic pathway.
What part of speech is metabolon?
Metabolon is a noun.
What is the plural of metabolon?
The plural of metabolon is metabolons.

Words near metabolon in the dictionary

  1. metabolomes
  2. metabolomic
  3. metabolomical
  4. metabolomically
  5. metabolomics
  6. metabolon
  7. metabolons
  8. metabolopathies
  9. metabolopathy
  10. metabolosome
  11. metabolosomes

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