response to xenobiotic stimulus

Term ID

GO:0009410

Synonyms

• drug resistance
• drug susceptibility/resistance
• response to drug

Definition

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus from a xenobiotic, 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