xenobiotic catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0042178

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, carried out by individual cells. It may be synthesized by another organism (like ampicilin) or it can be a synthetic chemical.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: catabolic process xenobiotic metabolic process

catabolic process xenobiotic metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: 2-aminobenzenesulfonate catabolic process 2-nitropropane catabolic process 3-hydroxyphenylacetate catabolic process 3-methylquinoline catabolic process 3-phenylpropionate catabolic process ... Show All 39 Terms

2-aminobenzenesulfonate catabolic process 2-nitropropane catabolic process 3-hydroxyphenylacetate catabolic process 3-methylquinoline catabolic process 3-phenylpropionate catabolic process 4-nitrophenol catabolic process 6-hydroxycineole catabolic process acrylonitrile catabolic process adamantanone catabolic process anaerobic acetylene catabolic process anaerobic cyclohexane-1-carboxylate catabolic process anthranilate catabolic process arsonoacetate catabolic process biphenyl catabolic process bisphenol A catabolic process caprolactam catabolic process carbazole catabolic process cresol catabolic process dibenzo-p-dioxin catabolic process dibenzofuran catabolic process dibenzothiophene catabolic process exogenous antibiotic catabolic process fluorene catabolic process halogenated hydrocarbon catabolic process insecticide catabolic process methyl ethyl ketone catabolic process methylnaphthalene catabolic process nylon catabolic process organosilicon catabolic process phenanthrene catabolic process phenylacetate catabolic process phenylmercury acetate catabolic process phthalate catabolic process propylene catabolic process s-triazine compound catabolic process styrene catabolic process thiocyanate catabolic process toluene catabolic process xylene catabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes