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Researcher identifies breast cancer fighting hormone

Transformative research from Western University has identified new hormones in the body which may suppress breast cancer and stimulate the regression of breast tumors.

Cancer created May 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study shows low rate of late lumen loss with bioresorbable DESolve device

The DESolve bioresorbable coronary scaffold system achieves good efficacy and safety with low rates of late lumen loss and major coronary adverse events at six months, show first results from the pivotal DESolve Nx trial ...

Cardiology created May 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Metabolic biomarkers can predict mortality in the ICU

A metabolic profile of intensive care unit (ICU) patients based on biomarkers of four metabolites can be used to accurately predict mortality, according to a new study.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Non-smoking hotel rooms still expose occupants to tobacco smoke

Non-smokers should give hotels that allow smoking in certain rooms a wide berth, say the authors, and instead choose completely smoke free hotels.

Health created May 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ECE: Abnormal metabolites found in cured cushing's patients

(HealthDay)—Patients with Cushing's syndrome have abnormal brain metabolites suggestive of neuronal dysfunction even after they appeared to have been cured, according to a study presented at the annual ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anti-smoking ads with strong arguments, not flashy editing, trigger part of brain involving behavior change

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that an area of the brain that initiates behavioral changes had greater activation in smokers who watched anti-smoking ads with ...

Neuroscience created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study says more efforts needed to regulate dietary supplements

Dietary supplements accounted for more than half the Class 1 drugs recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 2004-12, meaning they contained substances that could cause serious health problems or even death, ...

Health created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vitamin D not tied to subclinical atherosclerosis in T1DM

(HealthDay)—For individuals with type 1 diabetes, low concentrations of vitamin D metabolites are not associated with an increased risk of subclinical atherosclerosis, according to a study published online ...

Diabetes created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New approach evaluates effect of physical activity on estrogen metabolism in postmenopausal women

Researchers have generated new insights into the ways in which physical activity affects how much estrogen is broken down and secreted in the urine of postmenopausal women. These findings enhance understanding of the potential ...

Cancer created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover new link between heart disease and red meat

A compound abundant in red meat and added as a supplement to popular energy drinks has been found to promote atherosclerosis – or the hardening or clogging of the arteries – according to Cleveland Clinic ...

Cardiology created Apr 07, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Vitamin D linked to mitochondrial oxidative function

(HealthDay)—For vitamin D deficient individuals, cholecalciferol therapy is associated with reduced phosphocreatine recovery half-time in skeletal muscle and with improvements in fatigue, according to a ...

Health created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Contaminated diet contributes to phthalate and bisphenol A exposure

While water bottles may tout BPA-free labels and personal care products declare phthalates not among their ingredients, these assurances may not be enough. According to a study published February 27 in the ...

Health created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A natural sense of rhythm: Shifting levels of molecules in the blood provide a snapshot of internal 'body-time'

Anybody who has worked the overnight shift will testify that sometimes the time displayed on the clock is not the same as the one in your head. This disconnect is not merely perception; many physiological ...

Medical research created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lack of key enzyme in the metabolism of folic acid leads to birth defects

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered that the lack of a critical enzyme in the folic acid metabolic pathway leads to neural tube birth defects in developing embryos.

Medical research created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Problems with mineral metabolism linked with kidney disease progression

Abnormalities of mineral metabolism worsen with progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD) and are linked with a higher risk for kidney failure among African Americans, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Metabolite

Metabolites are the intermediates and products of metabolism. The term metabolite is usually restricted to small molecules. A primary metabolite is directly involved in normal growth, development, and reproduction. Alcohol is an example of a primary metabolite produced in large-scale by industrial microbiology. A secondary metabolite is not directly involved in those processes, but usually has an important ecological function. Examples include antibiotics and pigments. Some antibiotics use primary metabolites as precursors, such as actinomycin which is created from the primary metabolite, tryptophan.

Examples of primary metabolites produced by industrial microbiology:

The metabolome forms a large network of metabolic reactions, where outputs from one enzymatic chemical reaction are inputs to other chemical reactions.

Metabolites from chemical compounds, whether inherent or pharmaceutical, are formed as part of the natural biochemical process of degrading and eliminating the compounds. The rate of degradation of a compound is an important determinant of the duration and intensity of its action. Profiling metabolites of pharmaceutical compounds, drug metabolism, is an important part of drug discovery, leading to an understanding of any undesirable side effects.

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