xenobiotic metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006805

Synonyms

drug metabolic process
drug metabolism
xenobiotic metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving a xenobiotic compound, a compound foreign to the organism exposed to it. It may be synthesized by another organism (like ampicilin) or it can be a synthetic chemical.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is part of: cellular response to xenobiotic stimulus

cellular response to xenobiotic stimulus Show first 5 Terms
is a type of: metabolic process

metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: 2-nitropropane metabolic process acetylene metabolic process adamantanone metabolic process arsonoacetate metabolic process caprolactam metabolic process ... Show All 27 Terms

2-nitropropane metabolic process acetylene metabolic process adamantanone metabolic process arsonoacetate metabolic process caprolactam metabolic process cyanamide metabolic process cyclohexanol metabolic process cyclohexylsulfamate metabolic process dimethyl ether metabolic process dodecyl sulfate metabolic process halogenated hydrocarbon metabolic process insecticide metabolic process methanesulfonic acid metabolic process methyl ethyl ketone metabolic process methyl tert-butyl ether metabolic process n-octane metabolic process nitrilotriacetate metabolic process nitroglycerin metabolic process nylon metabolic process organosilicon metabolic process pentaerythritol tetranitrate metabolic process propylene metabolic process s-triazine compound metabolic process tetrahydrofuran catabolic process thiocyanate metabolic process xenobiotic catabolic process xenobiotic glucuronidation Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes