Metabolic intermediate
Metabolic intermediates are molecules which are the precursors or metabolites of biologically significant molecules.
Although these intermediates are of relatively minor direct importance to cellular function, they can play important roles in the allosteric regulation of enzymes.Some can be useful in measuring rates of metabolic processes.
Because they can represent unnatural points of entry into natural metabolic pathways, some are of interest to researchers in developing new therapies.
