A substance formed during the catabolism or breakdown of proteins in living organisms.
Constructed from Greek kata- 'down' and bibazon (from bainein 'to walk' or 'to go'), with chemical suffix -on, indicating a molecular compound produced during metabolic breakdown.
This obscure biochemical term represents how metabolic byproducts were named in the early days of biochemistry—scientists literally described what happened to molecules as they were broken down step by step.
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