xenobiotic chemicals

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• Xenobiotic metabolism — is the set of metabolic pathways that modify the chemical structure of xenobiotics, which are compounds foreign to an organism s normal biochemistry, such as drugs and poisons. These pathways are a form of biotransformation present in all major… …   Wikipedia

• Xenobiotic — A xenobiotic is a chemical which is found in an organism but which is not normally produced or expected to be present in it. It can also cover substances which are present in much higher concentrations than are usual. Specifically, drugs such as… …   Wikipedia

• soil — soil1 soilless, adj. /soyl/, n. 1. the portion of the earth s surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus. 2. a particular kind of earth: sandy soil. 3. the ground as producing vegetation or as cultivated for its crops: fertile soil. 4. a… …   Universalium

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• Aryl hydrocarbon receptor — AHR redirects here. For other uses, see Ahr (disambiguation). Aryl hydrocarbon receptor Identifiers Symbols AHR; External IDs …   Wikipedia

• Phytoremediation — (from the Ancient Greek φυτο (phyto, plant), and Latin remedium (restoring balance or remediation) describes the treatment of environmental problems (bioremediation) through the use of plants that mitigate the environmental problem without the… …   Wikipedia

• Pregnane X receptor — PXR redirects here. For information on the file format .pxr, see Pixar Image Computer. Nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group I, member 2 PDB rendering based on 1ilg …   Wikipedia

• EPHX1 — Epoxide hydrolase 1, microsomal (xenobiotic), also known as EPHX1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: EPHX1 epoxide hydrolase 1, microsomal (xenobiotic)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView… …   Wikipedia

• Metabolism — Cell metabolism redirects here. For the journal, see Cell Metabolism. Structure of adenosine triphosphate, a central intermediate in energy metabolism Metabolism (from Greek: μεταβολή metabolē , change or Greek: μεταβολισμός metabolismos,… …   Wikipedia

• Soil contamination — Excavation showing soil contamination at a disused gasworks. Soil contamination or soil pollution is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment. This type of contamination… …   Wikipedia

• Microbial biodegradation — Interest in the microbial biodegradation of pollutants has intensified in recent years as humanity strives to find sustainable ways to clean up contaminated environments.[1][2] These bioremediation and biotransformation methods endeavour to… …   Wikipedia