Endobiotic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Endobiotic is an adjective meaning (of a parasite or symbiont) living within the tissues of a host.
Meaning
(of a parasite or symbiont) living within the tissues of a host.
More Meanings
- (medicine) Originating within an organ or biological system.
- (medicine) An endogenous substance that influences the functioning of an organ or biological process.
Example Sentences
ADME and chemical reactivity-related toxicity is low, while biological receptor activity is of higher dimension in chemistry space, and this is partly explainable by evolutionary pressures on ADME to deal with endobiotics and exobiotics.
Even though PXR was initially identified as a xenobiotic receptor, emerging evidence has pointed to an equally important role of PXR as an endobiotic receptor that responds to a wide array of endogenous chemicals (endobiotics), such as bile acids and their intermediates, as well as certain steroid hormones.
Word Forms
- endobiotics
Antonyms for endobiotic
Common opposites include exobiotic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include endosomatic, intraparasitic, endocavitary, indwelling, internal, endobasidial.
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