Metabolite

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017017",
  "term": "Metabolite",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Any product of metabolism, especially a transformed chemical.\n\n2. Any product of metabolism.\n\n3. Any substance involved in metabolism either as a product of metabolism or as necessary for metabolism.\n\n4. A substance that takes part in the process of metabolism, which involves the breakdown of complex organic constituents of the organism's body with the liberation of energy for use in bodily functioning. The various compounds that take part in, or are formed by, these reactions are called metabolites.\n\n5. Chemical entity produced by one or more enzymatic or nonenzymatic reactions as a result of exposure of an organism to a chemical substance.",
  "subject": "Laws, regulations and executive orders",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "CDC Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Toxic Substances Glossary",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus",
    "NOAA Coral Reef Glossary",
    "40 CFR 723.50 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/metabolite/"
}