xenobiotic
Type: molecule Aliases: xenobioticsforeign compounds
- Systems Analogy Foreign chemical compounds like drugs, pollutants, or pesticides entering the body from outside.
- Formal Definition A chemical compound (such as a drug, toxin, or pesticide) that is foreign to a biological system and must be neutralized.
Mentioned In
- Processdetoxification
Scientific Sources & Literature Citations
- [1] Book / Monograph Nelson DL, Cox MM. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 8th ed. 2021. ↗
"Xenobiotics represent foreign inputs metabolized by phase II detoxification."