The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a xenobiotic compound, a compound foreign to the organism exposed to it. It may be synthesized by another organism (like ampicilin) or it can be a synthetic chemical. [ GOC:jl GOC:krc ]
Synonyms: xenobiotic catabolism xenobiotic breakdown xenobiotic degradation
Term information
goslim_prokaryote
drug catabolism
exogenous drug catabolic process
drug degradation
drug catabolic process
drug breakdown
exogenous drug breakdown
exogenous drug degradation
exogenous drug catabolism