Compound: CDB000596 (Dimethylsulfone)
Term: Waste product
Definition: A chemical that is generated in a metabolic process and is destined to be excreted from the body. It commonly consists of water, nitrogenous compounds or carbon dioxide and can be a metabolic byproduct or a degradation product (such as urobilin metabolised from bilirubin which is a degradation product of hemoglobin).
Parent Term: Biological role
Parent Definition: The biological function of a chemical. the biological role answers the question how a chemical is involved in molecular processes in an organism. this can include biochemical effects of non-endogenous chemicals, which are also assigned an industrial application such as pharmaceuticals. the biological role is limited to cellular levls, and will not include role at system process level, such as a chemical which has a role in a disease.
Other Compounds Mapped to 'Waste product'