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Metabolic Activation

Metabolic Activation Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Metabolic Activation Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Metabolic Activation?

The chemical alteration of an exogenous substance by or in a biological system. The alteration may inactivate the compound or it may result in the production of an active metabolite of an inactive parent compound. The alteration may be either non-synthetic (OXIDATION-REDUCTION; HYDROLYSIS) or synthetic (glucuronide formation, sulfate conjugation, ACETYLATION; METHYLATION). This also includes metabolic detoxication and clearance.

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