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Xenobiotics
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Definition
: Chemical substances that are foreign to the biological system. They include naturally occurring compounds, drugs, environmental agents, carcinogens, insecticides, etc.
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Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
*
xenobiotic medium chain fatty acid -
coenzyme A ligase
EC 6.2.1.-
*Coenzyme A Ligases
Xenobiotics.
Biochim Biophys Acta 1997 Jun 23;1346(3):231-6
S-
benzyl-
N-
malonylcysteine
134283-03-7
Cysteine/*analogs & derivatives
Xenobiotics.
Xenobiotica 1991;21(3):371
2-
trifluoromethylbenzoic acid
433-97-6
Toluene/*analogs & derivatives
Xenobiotics.
J Pharm Biomed Anal 1990;8(8-12):939