endobiotic

endobiotic adjective: living within the tissues of a host.

Adjective

endobiotic (comparative more endobiotic, superlative most endobiotic)

living within the tissues of a host.
Originating within an organ or biological system.
- 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...2009, Regulatory Mechanisms in Transcriptional Signaling, →ISBN, page 98

endobiotic (plural endobiotics)

An endogenous substance that influences the functioning of an organ or biological process.
- 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.2006, Sarfaraz K. Niazi, Handbook of Preformulation: Chemical, Biological, and Botanical Drugs
- 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...2009, Regulatory Mechanisms in Transcriptional Signaling, →ISBN, page 98

From endo- + -biotic.

What does endobiotic mean?: Endobiotic means living within the tissues of a host.
What part of speech is endobiotic?: Endobiotic can be an adjective or a noun.

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