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any substance of interest in chemical and/or clinical analysis. you might want to study a specific analyte because they’re a significant part of a molecular pathway or you need to identify it to see how it fits in with the broader system
an analyte can be chemical, biological, liquids, gasses, organic, inorganic, etc.
analytes can be further classified based on their chemistry or biology
example: glucose is a common analyte when monitoring blood sugar