xenobiotic breakdown, xenobiotic catabolism, xenobiotic degradation, drug breakdown, drug catabolic process, drug catabolism, drug degradation, exogenous drug breakdown, exogenous drug catabolic process, exogenous drug catabolism, exogenous drug degradation
Alternate IDs
GO:0042738, GO:0042737
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a xenobiotic compound, a compound foreign to the organim exposed to it. It may be synthesized by another organism (like ampicilin) or it can be a synthetic chemical.
Source:
GOC:krc,
GOC:jl