Dead-end metabolite

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002882",
  "term": "Dead-end metabolite",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A compound formed when a microorganism metabolizes a substrate that the organism cannot then metabolize any further. It is formed mainly during cometabolism, in which a pollutant is transformed without supporting growth, and it may accumulate in the culture or environment unless another organism degrades it.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "cometabolism"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 864 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/dead-end-metabolite/"
}