Cometabolism

As Cometabolism the metabolism of a substrate is referred to by a cell or a microorganism, wherein the cell neither energy gain from the metabolism refers nor the products of this metabolism (metabolites ) can continue to use. Here, this metabolic process is usually parallel to the metabolism of another growth substrate instead, the cell actually benefited from that. The useless really for the cell metabolism is caused by the presence of non-specific enzymes normally. Since you always suspected, although a further beneficial metabolic process, but does not know in all cases and can prove one speaks without knowledge of such of cometabolism.

Cometabolism performs so-called dead-end to form metabolites, metabolic products, thus, its further metabolism is no longer possible, usually because the subsequent activities are more specific than the prior cometabolic transformation. Manages the cell not to discharge these dead-end and these metabolites toxic, this will result in cell death. In some cases, such a metabolite serve other members of a community as a growth substrate.