metabolon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A temporary complex between sequential enzymes of a metabolic pathway
  2. A particle, having only a temporary existence in its present form, produced during the disintegration of a radioactive substance

Word forms

metabolon metabolons

Etymology

From metabolic + -on.

Related words

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