different between metabolite vs calcitriol

English

Etymology

From metabolism +? -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??tæb?la?t/

Noun

metabolite (plural metabolites)

1. Any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction.
   • 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, p. 33.

     Cannabis and some of its metabolites, for example, persist in the fat stores of the body for several weeks after a single dose.

   • 2015, Ferris Jabr, How Humans Ended Up With Freakishly Huge Brains, Wired:

     In addition to looking at gene expression, Bozek and her colleagues analyzed levels of metabolites, a diverse group of small molecules that includes sugars, nucleic acids and neurotransmitters. Many metabolites are either necessary for metabolism or produced by it.

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

From calci- (“vitamin D analog/derivative”) +? triol.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kæl.s??t?a???l/

Noun

calcitriol (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry, pharmacology) A physiologically active metabolic derivative C₂₇H₄₄O₃ of cholecalciferol (1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol) that is synthesized in the liver and kidney and stimulates the intestinal absorption of calcium.

Coordinate terms

• calciferol

Translations

References

• “calcitriol”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

See also

• Vitamin D3 on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kal?i?t?jol/, [kal?.?i?t??jol]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kalsi?t?jol/, [kal.si?t??jol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Hyphenation: cal?ci?triol

Noun

calcitriol m (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) calcitriol

See also

• Vitamin D3 on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons