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metabolite

(Science: biochemistry) Any substance produced by metabolism or by a metabolic process.


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Urinotherapy bunk?

... else's), but in practice it's just another way to fool people. It's amazing what all they try to sell to people - even drinking their own waste metabolites. Huoh...

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by biohazard
Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:02 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Urinotherapy bunk?
Replies: 5
Views: 191

Negative effects of catabolic metabolites

... the hydrogenation of vegetable oils. Discuss the deleterious effects that Trans Fats have on the body. Include a description of how the catabolic metabolites negatively affect the body. The majority of I have no problem with, yet am struggling with the last sentence. I understand that catabolic ...

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by elizabeth192
Sun Mar 08, 2009 8:49 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Negative effects of catabolic metabolites
Replies: 0
Views: 308

Converting Glucose to Fat or ATP?

... fatty acid synthesis and catabolism by controlling availability of malonyl-CoA." "Regulation of Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase by local metabolites: * Palmitoyl-CoA, the product of Fatty Acid Synthase, promotes the inactive conformation of Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase (diagram above), diminishing ...

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by MrMistery
Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:48 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Converting Glucose to Fat or ATP?
Replies: 12
Views: 1837

Homework help?

... of excess CHO is glycogen, which is a large polymer of usually glucose or galactose. These polymers can accumulate, but aren’t fat per se . Some metabolites, such as pyruvate (the end product of glycolysis), to name one, can be shunted into just about any metabolic pathway including fatty acid ...

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by blcr11
Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:21 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Homework help?
Replies: 2
Views: 437

Re: Function of Nadh

... is Greek for "twenty". Arachidonate is “stored” as an esterified fatty acid in membranes. When released by the action of lipases, metabolites of arachidonate are used to mediate various biological processes such as pain perception and blood pressure, to name two. Aspirin’s analgesia ...

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by blcr11
Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:03 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Function of Nadh
Replies: 1
Views: 1224
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