FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term detoxification ID (Ontology) GO:0098754 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Any process that reduces or removes the toxicity of a toxic substance. These may include transport of the toxic substance away from sensitive areas and to compartments or complexes whose purpose is sequestration of the toxic substance.
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response to chemical             |
 |__response to toxic substance__|
                                 detoxification  55 rec.
                                  |__cellular detoxification 26 rec.
                                  |   |__cellular detoxification of acetone
                                  |   |__cellular detoxification of aldehyde(+) 5 rec.
                                  |   |__cellular detoxification of fluoride
                                  |   |__cellular detoxification of metal ion(+) 6 rec.
                                  |   |__cellular detoxification of nitrogen compound 1 rec.
                                  |   |__cellular detoxification of sulfide
                                  |   |__cellular oxidant detoxification(+) 12 rec.
                                  |   |__toxic metabolite repair 1 rec.
                                  |__detoxification of arsenic-containing substance 2 rec.
                                  |__detoxification of endogenously produced metabolite
                                  |__detoxification of free heme
                                  |__detoxification of inorganic compound 21 rec.
                                  |   |__cellular detoxification of fluoride
                                  |   |__cellular detoxification of metal ion(+) 6 rec.
                                  |   |__detoxification of aluminum ion
                                  |   |__detoxification of cadmium ion(+) 2 rec.
                                  |   |__detoxification of cobalt ion
                                  |   |__detoxification of copper ion(+)
                                  |   |__detoxification of hydrogen peroxide(+)
                                  |   |__detoxification of iron ion 2 rec.
                                  |   |__detoxification of mercury ion(+)
                                  |   |__detoxification of sulfite(+)
                                  |   |__detoxification of zinc ion 12 rec.
                                  |__detoxification of nitrogen compound 2 rec.
                                  |   |__bacteriocin catabolic process
                                  |   |__cellular detoxification of nitrogen compound 1 rec.
                                  |   |__gliotoxin catabolic process
                                  |   |__indole phytoalexin catabolic process
                                  |__mycothiol-dependent detoxification
                                  |__toxin catabolic process 6 rec.
                                  |   |__bacteriocin catabolic process
                                  |   |__insecticide catabolic process(+) 6 rec.
                                  |   |__mycotoxin catabolic process(+)
                                  |   |__phytoalexin catabolic process(+)
                                  |   |__sterigmatocystin catabolic process
                                  |__xenobiotic detoxification by transmembrane export across the cell outer membrane
                                  |__xenobiotic detoxification by transmembrane export across the plasma membrane
                                      |__regulation of xenobiotic detoxification by transmembrane export across the plasma membrane(+)
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