1. products formed during catabolism, the metabolic breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones
Usage: biochemistry; plural form

Examples

• The cell removes toxic catabolites through various transport mechanisms.
• Glucose catabolites include pyruvate and lactate.
• Researchers studied the catabolites produced during protein degradation.
• Some catabolites can be recycled for energy production.
• The accumulation of catabolites may indicate metabolic dysfunction.
• Bacterial catabolites were analyzed using mass spectrometry.