biotransformation

Preferred Label : biotransformation;

MeSH 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.;

CISMeF synonym : biotransformations; activations, metabolic; metabolic activations;

MeSH 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;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotransformation;

Details

Origin ID

D001711;

UMLS CUI

C0005576;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Biodegradation NEW [OMIConto structure]
- Biodegradation NEW [OMIConto index]
- biotransformation [IUPAC Term]
Indexing information
- 8-hydroxy-6-bicyclogermacrene [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- etheofazine [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Ne pas confondre avec
- biodegradation, environmental [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- biotransformation [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- biodegradation, environmental [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Organism Function [UMLS semantic type]

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