Detoxification: the body’s own chemical and transport processes that clear tissues of contaminants. The chemical processes metabolize the toxic chemical (xenobiotic) into a form that is more readily excreted. Many of these processes are enzymatic. The enzymes often require cofactors that are derived from essential nutrients.
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Kreb’s citric acid cycles: the final common catabolic pathway for the oxidation of fuel molecules. Two carbons enter the citric acid cycle as acetyl CoA and two carbons leave as CO2.
