xenobiotic
Type: molecule Aliases: xenobiotics foreign compounds
Systems Analogy
An unverified external file format introduced into the network that must be isolated and deleted.
A chemical compound (such as a drug, toxin, or pesticide) that is foreign to a biological system and must be neutralized.
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Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Book / MonographNelson DL, Cox MM. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 8th ed. 2021. ↗
"Xenobiotics represent foreign inputs metabolized by phase II detoxification."