Question

What are xenobiotics?

(a) Another form of antibiotics

(b) A form of nutrient

(c) Nutrients which kill the gut harmful microbes

(d) Anything that is not nutrients and enters the body through different routes

I got this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

The origin of the question is Drugs Biotransformation topic in section Biotransformation of Drugs of Drug Biotechnology

Answer 1

Correct choice is (d) Anything that is not nutrients and enters the body through different routes

The explanation is: All chemical substances that are not nutrients for the body and enter the body through different routes like inhalation, ingestion, absorption, etc. are known as xenobiotics. Drugs are also known as xenobiotics.