作者: Spyridon Vamvakas , M. W. Anders
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-5877-0_2
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摘要: Xenobiotic metabolism serves several important functions in the body: The of drugs to pharmacologically inactive metabolites is major mechanism for termination drug action. Metabolism may quantitatively alter action and also convert prodrugs their active metabolites. In addition, xenobiotics polar, readily excretable a detoxication mechanism. Although chemicals usually beneficial, it now well known that toxicity most organic associated with enzymatic conversion toxic metabolites, process termed bioactivation (Anders, 1985).