dead-end metabolite

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14565
Substance formed by a microbe’s metabolism of a substrate (most often during cometabolism) that cannot be further metabolized by that organism.
Note: Dead-end metabolites may be further metabolized by coexisting organisms.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 864 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'dead-end metabolite' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14565 RIS BibTex EndNote
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