Question

difference between metabolites and antimetabolites​

Answer 1

Answer:

Antimetabolites are drugs that interfere with one or more enzymes or their reactions that are necessary for DNA synthesis. They affect DNA synthesis by acting as a substitute to the actual metabolites that would be used in the normal metabolism (for example antifolates interfere with the use of folic acid).

Answer 2

Answer:

Antimetabolites are drugs that interfere with one or more enzymes or their reactions that are necessary for DNA synthesis.

example : capecitabine, floxuridine, cytarabine, gemcitabine

Metabolites are the intermediate products of metabolic reactions catalyzed by various enzymes that naturally occur within cells.

example : ethanol, glutamic acid, aspartic acid