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Drug metabolism (5375 bytes)
1: The purpose of '''drug metabolism''' is to convert [[lipophilic]] compounds to more...
2: ...nsity of the pharmacological action of lipophilic drugs in most instances.
4: [[Drug]] metabolism can result in [[toxication]] or [[detoxication]] ...
5: While both occur, the major metabolites of most drugs are detoxication products.
7: Drugs are almost all [[xenobiotic]]s.

Metabolism (2401 bytes)
2: ...hin an organism, we can identify several kinds of metabolism:
4: ...ganism]]'s [[chemical]] processes. The organism's metabolism can be dichotomized into the synthesis of organic...
5: ...etabolism|metabolism]]''' (also called ''specific metabolism'') is the chemical activity involving this substa...
6: ...ll metabolism|metabolism]]''' (also called ''cell metabolism'') is all of the chemical processes in that cell....
8: ...according to the definition above, [[fire]] has a metabolism, too (it "eats", for example, wood, converts it t...

Information metabolism (2030 bytes)
1: '''Information metabolism''' is a [[psychology|psychological]] theory of [[...
4: ...pology of Carl Jung and the theory of information metabolism of Antoni Kepinski, a Polish psychiatrist interes...
6: ...e various psychological components of information metabolism, Augustinaviciute created a mathematical theory o...
8: In this theory of information metabolism there are 16 personality types. Each personality ...

Cell metabolism (2553 bytes)
1: [[Image: Metabolism1.png|thumb|350px|A few of the metabolic pathways ...
2: ...olecules to yield energy and reducing power. Cell metabolism involves extremely complex sequences of controlle...
6: '''Anabolism''' is a constructive [[Metabolism|metabolic]] process whereby energy is consumed to...
28: *[[Metabolism]]
32: [[Category:Metabolism]]

Total metabolism (1266 bytes)
1: ...ingle [[cell (biology)|cell]]. The study of total metabolism is called [[metabolome|metabolomics]].
3: ...uses]], which use their [[Host (biology)|hosts']] metabolism.
5: ...lving oxygen. A starting point in measuring human metabolism is with [[basal metabolic rate]].
9: [[Category:Metabolism]]

Bilirubin metabolism (1267 bytes)

Secondary metabolism (231 bytes)
1: ...olism''' is a term for pathways and products of [[metabolism]] that are not absolutely required for the surviv...

Aerobic metabolism (1578 bytes)
5: ... off with the [[Glycolysis]] process of anaerobic metabolism, and then continues with the krebs cycle and oxyd...
8: ...e proces goes no further. (see also: [[anaerobic metabolism]] )

Carbohydrate metabolism (541 bytes)
1: ...ticulum]] is responsible for some '''carbohydrate metabolism'''. In the [[liver]], for example, the cell break...

Calcium metabolism (3329 bytes)
1: '''Calcium metabolism''' or '''calcium homeostasis''' is the mechanism ...
30: ... and [[osteomalacia]] have been linked to calcium metabolism disorders.

Crassulacean acid metabolism (1802 bytes)
1: '''Crassulacean acid metabolism''' ('''CAM''') is a [[carbon fixation]] pathway i...
5: ...e sheath]]s around their veins, and C<sub>4</sub> metabolism is continuous, while CAM only occurs at night.

Inborn error of metabolism (698 bytes)
1: ...''' are a large group of rare but often serious [[metabolism|metabolic]] disorders that generally arise from d...
9: [[Category:Inborn errors of metabolism| ]]

Disorders of calcium metabolism (693 bytes)
5: see also: [[calcium metabolism]]

Fatty acid metabolism (10045 bytes)
141: [[Category:Metabolism]]

Drug (8623 bytes)
2: ...[Image:Hand holding a tablet.jpg|thumb|right|Many drugs are provided in [[tablet]] form.]]
3: ...roog", which means "dry", since in the past, most drugs were dried [[plant]] parts.
7: ... presumably to avoid conflation with recreational drugs.
11: ... professional are known as over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and can be sold in stores without pharmacy assoc...
13: ... adulterated products such as [[soap bar]]. See [[Drug policy of the Netherlands]].

Drug (disambiguation) (580 bytes)
1: The word '''drug''' can mean several things:
2: ...ubstance used as [[medication]] or [[recreational drug use|recreationally]] (this meaning is primarily [...
3: ** Some are illegal, thus being [[illegal drug]]s.
4: * [[Illegal drugs]] (primary meaning in [[British English]]).
5: * In ancient [[Vedic]] [[Hinduism]], the '''Drugs''' are a class of [[demon]]s.

A Drug Against War (538 bytes)
1: ... and sans rhythm guitar, as well as 2 remixes of "Drug Against War", the "Overdose" mix being a bit more...
4: #"A Drug Against War"
5: #"A Drug Against War (Overdose Mix)"
6: #"A Drug Against War (Hookah Mix)"
9: [[Category:1993 albums|Drug Against War, A]]

Drug design (2976 bytes)
1: ...ed on what the drug is [[target]]ing. Typically a drug target is a key [[molecule]] involved in a partic...
3: ...gion and inhibit this key molecule. However these drugs would also have to be designed in such a way as ...
7: ...he nature of its active site. Construction of the drug molecule can be made inside out or outside in dep...
11: Newer approaches have also suggested the use of drug molecules that are large and proteinaceous in nat...
13: ==Examples of designed drugs==

Antifungal drug (2410 bytes)
1: An '''antifungal drug''' is medication used to treat fungal infections ...
5: ==List of antifungal drugs==
6: ...g the host. There are often side-effects to these drugs.
8: There are several classes of antifungal drugs.
15: The imidazole and triazole groups of antifungal drugs inhibit the [[enzyme]] cytochrome P450 14&#945;-...

Drug discovery (927 bytes)
1: ...discovery''' is the process by which [[medication|drugs]] are discovered and/or designed.
3: In the past most drugs have been discovered either by identifying the a...
7: The process of drug discovery involves the identification of candidat...
11: *[[Drug design]]
12: *[[Rational drug design]]

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