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Biotransformation is the metabolic conversion of endogenous and xenobiotic chemical substances to extra water-soluble compounds. Xenobiotic biotransformation is accomplished by way of a constrained wide variety of enzymes with huge substrate specificities. Section I reactions involve hydrolysis, reduction, and oxidation. These reactions expose or introduce a useful organization (—OH, —NH2, —SH, or —COOH), and normally result in only a small growth in hydrophilicity. Phase II biotransformation reactions consist of glucuronidation, sulfonation (greater generally known as sulfation), acetylation, methylation, and conjugation with glutathione (mercapturic acid synthesis), which normally bring about extended hydrophilicity and elimination. Biotransformation is the metabolic conversion of endogenous and xenobiotic chemical substances to extra water-soluble compounds. Generally, the bodily houses of a xenobiotic are changed from those favoring absorption (lipophilicity) to the ones favoring excretion in urine or feces (hydrophilicity). An exception to this fashionable rule is the removal of risky compounds by exhalation. Chemical modification of a xenobiotic through biotransformation may also adjust its biological effects. a few tablets undergo biotransformation to lively metabolites that exert their pharmacodynamic or poisonous impact. In maximum cases, but, biotransformation terminates the pharmacologic effects of a drug and lessens the toxicity of xenobiotics. Enzymes catalyzing biotransformation reactions often decide the depth and length of movement of medication and play a key role in chemical toxicity and chemical tumorigenesis.  

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