intermediate metabolism
Look at other dictionaries:
metabolism — /meuh tab euh liz euhm/, n. 1. Biol., Physiol. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Cf. anabolism, catabolism … Universalium
Metabolism — Cell metabolism redirects here. For the journal, see Cell Metabolism. Structure of adenosine triphosphate, a central intermediate in energy metabolism Metabolism (from Greek: μεταβολή metabolē , change or Greek: μεταβολισμός metabolismos,… … Wikipedia
intermediate — 1. Between two extremes; interposed; intervening. 2. A substance formed in the course of chemical reactions that then proceeds to participate in further reactions; such substances, when appearing in the course of the reactions involved in… … Medical dictionary
intermediary metabolism — n the intracellular process by which nutritive material is converted into cellular components called also intermediate metabolism * * * the various chemical reactions involved in the transformation of food molecules into essential cellular… … Medical dictionary
Microbial metabolism — is the means by which a microbe obtains the energy and nutrients (e.g. carbon) it needs to live and reproduce. Microbes use many different types of metabolic strategies and species can often be differentiated from each other based on metabolic… … Wikipedia
Xylose metabolism — Xylose is a five carbon monosaccharide that can be metabolized into useful products by a variety of organisms. One such organism that can naturally metabolize xylose is the yeast Pichia stipitis, which expresses the XYL1 and XYL2 genes that are… … Wikipedia
Metabolic intermediate — Metabolic intermediates refers to molecules which are the precursors or metabolites of biologically significant molecules. Although these intermediates are of relatively minor direct importance to cellular function, they can play important roles… … Wikipedia
Pethidine Intermediate A — drugbox IUPAC name = 1 methyl 4 phenylpiperidine 4 carbonitrile width = 160 CAS number = 3627 62 1 synonyms = Pethidine Intermediate A ATC prefix = ATC suffix = PubChem = 62513 DrugBank = C = 13 | H = 16 | N = 2 molecular weight = 200.28 g/mol… … Wikipedia
Abiogenesis — Primordial soup redirects here. For the board game, see Primordial Soup (board game). Origin of life redirects here. For views on the origins of life outside the natural sciences, see Creation myth. Pre Cambrian stromatolites in the Siyeh… … Wikipedia
circulation — circulable /serr kyeuh leuh beuhl/, adj. /serr kyeuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing. 2. the continuous movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels, which is maintained… … Universalium
