How to Use metabolite in a Sentence
metabolite
noun-
One method is to drink plenty of water and fluids to help flush out the THC metabolites from your body.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2023 -
This is thought to be caused by dimethyl sulfide, a metabolite of DMSO.
— Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 22 Sep. 2024 -
The body then eliminates the drug itself as well as its metabolites in urine and feces.
— Grrlscientist, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 -
When the liver or kidneys fail, toxic electrolytes and metabolites build up in the body and cloud awareness.
— Sara Manning Peskin, M.d., New York Times, 11 July 2017 -
Subsequent lab testing showed a metabolite that is only found in the ointment in the horse’s urine.
— John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2022 -
With a deficiency of the enzyme, phenylalanine and its metabolites can build up in the blood and damage the brain cells.
— Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2023 -
Lastly, the researchers looked at the metabolites that the microbiome in the normal mice secrete to see how these could alter gene expression in the brain.
— Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2019 -
Coffee metabolites, or the byproducts that come from coffee when it's broken down in your body, can make urine smell, Dr. Dutta says.
— Samantha Lauriello, Health.com, 31 July 2019 -
Testing the breath for metabolites doesn’t require the tumours to have started shedding DNA.
— The Economist, 16 Sep. 2017 -
The jury also will be able to hear two of the other victims who had marijuana metabolites in their urine.
— Michael Kiefer, azcentral, 26 Apr. 2017 -
Arizona's top court already has ruled that the mere presence of a non-impairing metabolite of the drug in a person's blood is not enough to prove the person was impaired while driving.
— Ryan Randazzo, azcentral, 29 June 2019 -
These tests target specific metabolites present in the hair shaft.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2023 -
This is because their bodies break down the compound into metabolites at a quicker rate.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2023 -
The feed was found to be contaminated with a type of mold called Aspergillus flavus, whose poisonous metabolites came to be known as aflatoxins.
— Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 25 Oct. 2017 -
These metabolites, too, can feed good gut bacteria, says Dr. Burkhart.
— Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 24 July 2023 -
Water helps flush out the metabolites of delta 8 through urine, aiding in their elimination.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2023 -
Share [Findings] Humboldt penguins who nest in the open have more pollutant metabolites in their blood than do penguins who nest in guano-rich burrows.
— Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024 -
Share [Findings] Humboldt penguins who nest in the open have more pollutant metabolites in their blood than do penguins who nest in guano-rich burrows.
— Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 -
Dalmane is seldom used anymore for sleep, because it is converted by the liver a metabolite, which can last for days.
— Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2021 -
This metabolite can stay in the body for longer periods of time than delta-8, which can affect the duration and intensity of its effects.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Sep. 2023 -
An inactive metabolite of cocaine was found through a blood test taken when Heche arrived at the hospital, which the coroner’s office said indicates the drug was used in the past but not at the time of the crash.
— Taylor Romine, CNN, 7 Dec. 2022 -
Overall, four of the seven had cocaine or cocaine metabolites in their system.
— Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2024 -
Such metabolites can be found months after a marijuana high has worn off.
— Ethan Siegel and Alex Berezow, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2017 -
Some foods aside from broccoli and broccoli sprouts that contain high levels of these metabolites include cabbage, brussel sprouts, and kale.
— Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023 -
Three days after their fight, the UFC announced Jones had tested positive for a cocaine metabolite.
— Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 12 May 2017 -
The spectra revealed amino acids, fatty acids, and metabolites—fingerprints of life.
— science.org, 19 Sep. 2024 -
One such compound is lipofuscin, a metabolite that increases in the retina as a person ages.
— William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 -
Blood tests also identify liver products called metabolites, which persist in the body for longer.
— Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 5 Sep. 2023 -
However, a blood sample drawn in the emergency room did show the presence of an inactive cocaine metabolite, the report said, indicating that the actor had used the drug in the days before her death.
— Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2022 -
Moderate caffeine intake was also associated with certain metabolites — compounds produced when the body digests foods and drinks — that are linked to better heart health.
— Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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