Term Name: | xenobiotic catabolic process |
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Synonyms: | drug breakdown, drug catabolic process, drug catabolism, drug degradation, exogenous drug breakdown, exogenous drug catabolic process, exogenous drug catabolism, exogenous drug degradation, xenobiotic breakdown, xenobiotic catabolism, xenobiotic degradation |
Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of 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. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0042178] QuickGO AmiGO |