phosphometabolite
English
Etymology
phospho- + metabolite
Noun
phosphometabolite (plural phosphometabolites)
- (biochemistry) Any metabolite that contains a phosphate (or similar) group
- 2015 September 18, “Decline of Phosphotransfer and Substrate Supply Metabolic Circuits Hinders ATP Cycling in Aging Myocardium”, in PLOS ONE, DOI::
- Our study uncovered age-dependent decline in phosphometabolite turnover rates and dynamic energetic rearrangements in aging rat atria with simultaneous phosphotransfer circuit and mitochondrial substrate shuttle deficits hindering ATP cycling that may underlie the vulnerability of the whole energetic system, muscle weakness and electrical instability.
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