Biotransformation [biotransformace]
topical
794
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D001711
Definition
The chemical alteration of an exogenous substance by or in a biological system. The alteration may inactivate the compound or it may result in the production of an active metabolite of an inactive parent compound. The alterations may be divided into METABOLIC DETOXICATION, PHASE I and METABOLIC DETOXICATION, PHASE II.
- Annotation
- restrict to chemical changes of exogenous substances; IM general only; coordinate NIM with specific drug /pharmacokin (IM) or /metab; do not confuse with BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL
- DUI
- D001711 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0002566
- History note
- 70(66)
- Public note
- 70
Allowable subheadings
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Occurrences in Medvik records
G
Phenomena and Processes
G03.474
Melanogenesis
G03.818
Proteotoxic Stress
G07.690.725.249
Chronopharmacokinetics