Term Name: xenobiotic metabolic process
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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006805]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: cellular response to xenobiotic stimulus
is a type of: metabolic process
has subtype: 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