Knowledge Check Solutions
1) Chemical reactions in the body that create a new chemical from another chemical - This is the correct answer.
Biotransformation is the process whereby a substance is changed from one chemical to another (transformed) by a chemical reaction within the body.
2) Metabolites of lower toxicity are produced - This is the correct answer.
When biotransformation results in metabolites of lower toxicity, the process is known as detoxification.
3) Metabolites of higher toxicity are produced - This is the correct answer.
When biotransformation results in metabolites of higher toxicity, this is known as bioactivation.
1) Chemical reactions in the body that create a new chemical from another chemical - This is the correct answer.
Biotransformation is the process whereby a substance is changed from one chemical to another (transformed) by a chemical reaction within the body.
2) Metabolites of lower toxicity are produced - This is the correct answer.
When biotransformation results in metabolites of lower toxicity, the process is known as detoxification.
3) Metabolites of higher toxicity are produced - This is the correct answer.
When biotransformation results in metabolites of higher toxicity, this is known as bioactivation.
