metabolise
Verb
Meaning
produce by metabolism
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Examples
5: Aerotolerant organisms do not require oxygen as they metabolise energy anaerobically.
However, when GHB is consumed for recreational or health promotion purposes, its concentration in the body is much higher than normal, which changes the enzyme kinetics so that these pathways operate to metabolise GHB rather than producing it.
If smaller amounts of sucrose are present in the diet, they will still be sufficient for the development of thick, anaerobic plaque and plaque bacteria will metabolise other sugars in the diet, such as the glucose and fructose in HFCS.
Some micro-organisms are able to metabolise organic matter and release ammonium in a process called mineralisation.
Time to metabolise On average, it takes about one hour for the body to metabolise (break down) one unit of alcohol.