metabolites
Biochemical reaction outputs
Metabolites are substances produced by metabolism—the chemical processes that sustain life in cells and organisms.
When the body breaks down food, drugs, or other compounds, the resulting products are metabolites.
In drug testing, metabolites in blood or urine reveal what substances a person has consumed: The test detected cannabis metabolites.
In biochemistry, metabolites include intermediates and end products of cellular reactions.
Nitrogenous metabolic waste compound
- ammoniaAcrid nitrogen-hydrogen gas
- creatinineMuscular metabolism waste compound
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
- uric acidNitrogenous purine metabolite
carbon dioxide · lactate · ketone bodies · excretion · detoxification · clearance · filtration · elimination
Cell's energy molecule
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- pyruvateThree-carbon acid from glycolysis
- lactateProduce milk naturally
- acetyl-CoAActivated two-carbon metabolic intermediate
NADH · citrate · glycolysis · oxidation · mitochondria · respiration · aerobic · anaerobic
Protein that hastens reactions
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- intermediateBetween two levels
- productManufactured item for sale
- catalystAgent enabling change
synthesis · conversion · anabolism · flux · kinetics · inhibition · activation · cofactor
Cell's energy molecule
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- adenosinePurine nucleoside in cells
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- lipidWater-insoluble organic compound
amino acid · peptide · coenzyme · flavonoid · polyphenol · ketone · lactone · purine
Measurable biological health signal
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- blood testDiagnostic fluid analysis
- urinalysisLaboratory examination of urine
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
panel · diagnostic · serum · plasma · concentration · abnormal · deficiency · accumulation
urea
Nitrogenous metabolic waste compound
- ammoniaAcrid nitrogen-hydrogen gas
- creatinineMuscular metabolism waste compound
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
uric acid · carbon dioxide · lactate · ketone bodies · excretion · detoxification · clearance · filtration · elimination · conjugation
ATP
Cell's energy molecule
acetyl-CoA · NADH · citrate · glycolysis · oxidation · mitochondria · respiration · aerobic · anaerobic · phosphorylation
enzyme
Protein that hastens reactions
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- intermediateBetween two levels
- productManufactured item for sale
catalyst · synthesis · conversion · anabolism · flux · kinetics · inhibition · activation · cofactor · equilibrium
ATP
Cell's energy molecule
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- adenosinePurine nucleoside in cells
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
lipid · amino acid · peptide · coenzyme · flavonoid · polyphenol · ketone · lactone · purine · pyrimidine
biomarker
Measurable biological health signal
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- blood testDiagnostic fluid analysis
- urinalysisLaboratory examination of urine
profiling · panel · diagnostic · serum · plasma · concentration · abnormal · deficiency · accumulation · diabetes
- Biochemicalsamino acid, amino acids, protein, proteins, DNA
- metabolismanabolism, glycolysis, citric acid cycle, BMR, aerobic respiration
- Animal Biochemicalsproteins, enzymes, hormones, lipids, amino acids
- blood testsCBC, blood test, complete blood count, blood work, CMP
- biochemistryenzymes, proteins, biochemistry, protein, enzyme
- metabolitespyruvate, lactate, glucose, citrate, acetyl-CoA