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How to use metabolite in a sentence

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Metabolite means any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction. Example: “Cannabis and some of its metabolites, for example, persist in the fat stores of the body for several weeks after a single dose.”

Examples of metabolite by meaning

nounAny substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction.

  • Cannabis and some of its metabolites, for example, persist in the fat stores of the body for several weeks after a single dose.2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 33
  • In addition to looking at gene expression, Bozek and her colleagues analyzed levels of metabolites, a diverse group of small molecules that includes sugars, nucleic acids and neurotransmitters.2015, Ferris Jabr, How Humans Ended Up With Freakishly Huge Brains Wired

More sentences with metabolite

  • Recent work from Professor Paul Glue’s team in New Zealand used noribogaine, the active metabolite of ibogaine.2023, David Nutt, Psychedelics, pages 157–158. From the entry noribogaine
  • Samples were dried using a vacufuge, and the metabolites were redissolved in 50% methanol.2016 February 17, “Impacts on Sirtuin Function and Bioavailability of the Dietary Bioactive Compound Dihydrocoumarin”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry vacufuge
  • Similar to topramezone, herbicides such as chlorotoluron and metflurazon can be N-demethylated to their primary metabolites.2015 July 18, “Cytochrome P450 Inhibitors Reduce Creeping Bentgrass ( Agrostis stolonifera ) Tolerance to Topramezone”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry metflurazon
  • Similarly, marine sponge metabolite hymenialdisine was found to be a potent inhibitor of IL-2 and TNF-α production.2015 October 1, “Evaluation of the Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant and Immunomodulatory Effects of the Organic Extract of the Red Sea…. From the entry hymenialdisine
  • Preliminary studies had indicated that parthenin and phenylheptatriene, the major metabolites in P.2015 September 15, “The Invasive American Weed Parthenium hysterophorus Can Negatively Impact Malaria Control in Africa”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry phenylheptatriene
  • A tyrosine metabolite and two ketoacids were detected at increased concentrations in patients with severe malaria.2015 September 7, M. Trent Herdman et al., “The role of previously unmeasured organic acids in the pathogenesis of severe malaria”, in…. From the entry ketoacids
  • Since all anaspideans are strictly herbivorous, many chemical studies revealed typical algal metabolites.2003, Corrado Tringali, Bioactive Compounds from Natural Sources, page 606. From the entry anaspidean
  • Metabolites belonging to different chemical classes have been identified as antifungal agents and in chemical narcosing of fish.2016, Neelam Garg, Microbes in Food and Health, page 85. From the entry narcose
  • It is described as a prodrug since most of its antiestrogen effects are exerted through its hydroxylated metabolites 4-OH-tamoxifen and endoxifen.2015 July 16, “Impacts of the Glucuronidase Genotypes UGT1A4, UGT2B7, UGT2B15 and UGT2B17 on Tamoxifen Metabolism in Breast Cancer…. From the entry endoxifen
  • With regards to the formation of metabolites, the glucuronidated, bis-glucuronidated, dehydrogenated, hydrogenated, oxidized, and methylated α-mangostins were tentatively identified.2015 July 16, “Dose-Independent ADME Properties and Tentative Identification of Metabolites of α-Mangostin from Garcinia mangostana in…. From the entry glucuronidated
  • Lutein concentrations correlated with lipid pathway metabolites, energy pathway metabolites, brain osmolytes, amino acid neurotransmitters, and the antioxidant homocarnosine.2015 August 29, “Exploratory Metabolomic Analyses Reveal Compounds Correlated with Lutein Concentration in Frontal Cortex, Hippocampus…. From the entry homocarnosine
  • Further, for three metabolites changes occurred in the opposite direction between the two studies (oleic acid, linoleic acid and monooleoglycerol).2015 August 18, Anna C. Pfalzer et al., “Diet- and Genetically-Induced Obesity Differentially Affect the Fecal Microbiome and Metabolome…. From the entry monooleoglycerol
  • Estrogens are eliminated from the body by metabolically conversion to estrogenically inactive metabolites that are excreted in the urine and feces.2012 September 19, Alphy Rose-James, Sreelekha TT, “Molecular Markers with Predictive and Prognostic Relevance in Lung Cancer”, in Lung…. From the entry estrogenically
  • Metabolized to 1,2-dinor metabolite and 1,2,3,4-tetranor metabolite.2011, Arthur H. Jeske, Mosby's Dental Drug Reference, page 756. From the entry dinor
  • The same paper reports a comparative study of the bioactivities of the main secondary metabolites from cephalaspideans: polypropionates and 3-alkylpyridines.2003, Corrado Tringali, Bioactive Compounds from Natural Sources, page 587. From the entry cephalaspidean
  • An increased concentration of a metabolite in the bloodstream (hyperemia) often results in an increased concentration in the urine (hyperuria).1999, Tom Brody, Nutritional Biochemistry, →ISBN, page 170. From the entry hyperuria
  • Administration of intravenous edoxaban with and without rifampin may have differentiated the prehepatic versus hepatic effects of rifampin on parent and metabolite exposure.2015 June 12, Jeanne Mendell et al., “The Effect of Rifampin on the Pharmacokinetics of Edoxaban in Healthy Adults”, in Clinical Drug…. From the entry prehepatic
  • Here, we describe the tandemer approach for efficiently computing metabolite tandem mass-isotopomer distributions in a metabolic network, given an estimation of metabolic fluxes.2015 August 1, “Efficient Modeling of MS/MS Data for Metabolic Flux Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry tandemer
  • Inactivation of lomo10 by in-frame partial deletion resulted in the biosynthesis of a new phenazine metabolite, 1-carbomethoxy-6-formyl-4,9-dihydroxy-phenazine,along with the absence of lomofungin.2015 August 26, “Identification of the Lomofungin Biosynthesis Gene Cluster and Associated Flavin-Dependent Monooxygenase Gene in…. From the entry lomofungin
  • In heterologous expression systems, TRPV1 can be activated not only by vanilloid compounds, but also by resiniferatoxin, extracellular protons, and arachidonic acid metabolites.2010, “Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience”, in George Koob, Michael Le Moal, Richard Thompson, editors, Elsevier, Academic Press…. From the entry resiniferatoxin
  • In order to understand these effects, a comprehensive analysis in which all the metabolites of a biological system are identified and quantified is needed.2002, Oliver Fiehn, “Metabolomics – the link between genotypes and phenotypes”, in Plant Molecular Biology, volume 48, page 155. From the entry metabolomics
  • In addition to these phase I metabolites, this work showed that dodecylcyclohexane led to the elimination of conjugated forms of phenylacetic acid.1987, Xenobiotica, volume 17, page 1110. From the entry dodecylcyclohexane
  • Because of the hydrophilicity of this moiety, these metabolites cannot rediffuse back into the cell and are usually eliminated in the case of mammals through the kidneys.2003, Carmel Mothersill, Brian Austin, In Vitro Methods in Aquatic Ecotoxicology, →ISBN, page 60. From the entry rediffuse
  • The normalized retentions of alkylphenones and secondary metabolites are determined relative to butyrophenone and dodecanophenone to minimize coelution of secondary metabolites in extracts and alkylphenone standards.1994, R. R. M. Paterson, P. D. Bridge, Biochemical Techniques for Filamentous Fungi, page 69. From the entry alkylphenone
  • The arbuscle formation increases the metabolic activity of the host cell which is mainly due to the bidirectional transfer of metabolites and nutrients to and from the fungus.1991, Ewald Sieverding, edited by Kathryn Mulhern, Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhiza Management in Tropical Agrosystems [Schriftenreihe der…. From the entry arbuscle
  • Then it can be presumed that antiheart serum, subsequently administered, causes yolk sac dysfunction of a higher degree, resulting in a distrubance in the metabolite transport essential to cardiogenesis.1984, James J. Nora, Atsuyoshi Takao, Congenital Heart Disease: Causes and Processes, page 334. From the entry antiheart
  • The resultant materials may provide some essential metabolites, or they may be stimulatory and initiate the process of strobilization by means of an "organizer", possibly through some neurosecretory mechanism.1968, Advances in Parasitology - Volume 7, →ISBN, page 343. From the entry strobilization
  • The toxic effect of EtOH is caused by the following metabolites: MeCHO, MeCOCO₂H, and “CPF," a derivement of MeCOCO₂H , that potentiates the effect of the acid.1954, Journal of Mental Science - Volume 100, page 333. From the entry derivement

Meaning of metabolite

  1. noun Any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction.

Full definition of metabolite

Questions about metabolite in a sentence

How do you use metabolite in a sentence?
Metabolite is used as a noun. For example: “Cannabis and some of its metabolites, for example, persist in the fat stores of the body for several weeks after a single dose.”
What is a short sentence with metabolite?
“Metabolized to 1,2-dinor metabolite and 1,2,3,4-tetranor metabolite.”
What does metabolite mean?
Metabolite means any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction.

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