metabolon

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noun

A temporary complex between sequential enzymes of a metabolic pathway

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Meanings

nounmetabolon (plural metabolons)

plural metabolons

  1. biochemistryA temporary complex between sequential enzymes of a metabolic pathway
  2. obsoletenatural sciencesA particle, having only a temporary existence in its present form, produced during the disintegration of a radioactive substance

Origin

From metabolic + -on.

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APA

metabolon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metabolon

MLA

“metabolon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metabolon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metabolon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metabolon.

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