The phrase "as a possible agent" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone or something that may act or function in a particular role or capacity.
Example: "The researcher considered the new compound as a possible agent in the treatment of the disease."
Alternatives: "as a potential agent" or "as a likely agent".
Although smallpox has been eradicated from the human population, it is presently feared as a possible agent of bioterrorism.
Granulicatella spp. should be considered as a possible agent of bacteraemia in neutropenic cancer patients.
We propose that Granulicatella spp. be considered as a possible agent of bacteraemia in neutropenic patients.
Ciprofloxacin has been suggested as a possible agent for MRSA decolonization (35 ) and has, at times, been recommended for this purpose by the WA Department of Health.
We present pazopanib as a possible agent for the alternative treatment of CDDP-sensitive and CDDP-refractory GCT patients, alone or in combination with anti-ErbB therapies.
As a possible agent for this CAF-targeted strategy, we focused on tranilast, an anti-allergic or antifibrotic agent that has been used clinically.
Samina — the daughter of immigrants from India — attracts Cyrus's attention because she strikes him as exotic, self-contained, mysterious, a possible agent of escape from his stalled life in a boondocks town.
In tomorrow's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, two researchers point the finger at chemical changes in the molecule transurocanic acid--which at one time was thought to protect against ultraviolet (UV) radiation damage--as a possible controlling agent in the process.
When a reportable disease, infectious agent, or substance has been identified as a possible bioterrorism agent or condition [ 16] the category of BT agent (A, B, or C) was specified in the knowledgebase.
Overall, CPTH6 could be a valuable agent for the treatment of cancer and should be further studied as a possible antineoplastic agent.
A spokesman for the Jaguars said the team's interest in Capel had been only as a possible free agent, to be signed after the draft.
