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oncometabolite

oncometabolite noun: any metabolite that is associated with a cancer.

Noun

oncometabolite (plural oncometabolites)

  1. Any metabolite that is associated with a cancer
    • Due to this pleiotropic function for dysregulating biological events, 2-HG is regarded as an oncometabolite that exerts tumor-inducing actions, and searches for IDH gene mutations have been performed in various types of malignancies [1 ,2 ].2015 July 11, “Mutant IDH1 Dysregulates the Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Association with Gene-Specific Histone Modifications to Cartilage- and Bone-Related Genes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of oncometabolite

pluraloncometabolites

Origin of oncometabolite

From onco- + metabolite.

Questions about oncometabolite

What does oncometabolite mean?
Oncometabolite means any metabolite that is associated with a cancer.
What part of speech is oncometabolite?
Oncometabolite is a noun.
What is the plural of oncometabolite?
The plural of oncometabolite is oncometabolites.

Words near oncometabolite in the dictionary

  1. oncome
  2. oncomer
  3. oncomers
  4. oncomes
  5. oncometabolic
  6. oncometabolite
  7. oncometabolites
  8. oncometer
  9. oncometers
  10. oncometric
  11. oncomice

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