Biotransformation
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biodegradation, bioremediation, catabolism
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Broader Terms
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Related Terms
detoxification, drug metabolism, environmental contamination, protein degradation
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Scope Note
series of chemical alterations of an exogenous compound which occur within a biological system, as by enzymatic activity.
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- Pharmacogenetics of Tamoxifen Biotransformation Is Associated With Clinical Outcomes of Efficacy and Hot Flashes Matthew P.
- They provide evidence that sustained treatment with nitroglycerin in vivo is associated with reduced nitroglycerin biotransformation by ALDH-2 and that this abnormality in nitrate biotransformation is associated with increased mitochondrial formation of free radical oxygen species (Figure 1).
- Kinetics of piribedil and effects on dopamine metabolism: hepatic biotransformation is not a determinant of its dopaminergic action in rats.
- Pharmacogenetics of tamoxifen biotransformation is associated with clinical outcomes of efficacy and hot flashes.
- Biotransformation is often called metabolism, although the latter term has a broader definition (see metabolism).
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