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Preferred term

Metabolic Detoxication, Phase II  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The conjugation of exogenous substances with various hydrophilic substituents to form water soluble products that are excretable in URINE. Phase II modifications include GLUTATHIONE conjugation; ACYLATION; and AMINATION. Phase II enzymes include GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE and GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE. In a sense these reactions detoxify phase I reaction products.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Metabolic Detoxication, Conjugative
  • Metabolic Detoxification, Phase II
  • Phase II Detoxification

In other languages

  • French

  • Détoxication métabolique de phase II
  • Détoxication par conjugaison
  • Détoxification de phase II
  • Détoxification métabolique de phase II
  • Détoxification par conjugaison

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-G1QBM01V-D

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