The human gut contains trillions of microorganisms that influence our health by metabolizing xenobiotics, including host-targeted drugs and antibiotics. Recent efforts have characterized the diversity of this host-associated community, but it remains unclear which microorganisms are active and what perturbations influence this activity. Here, we combine flow cytometry, 16S rRNA gene sequencing,...

Herbal supplements are a significant source of drug-drug interactions (DDIs), herb-drug interactions, and hepatotoxicity. Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) enzymes metabolize a large number of FDA-approved pharmaceuticals and herbal supplements. This metabolism of pharmaceuticals and supplements can be augmented by concomitant use of either pharmaceuticals or supplements. The xenobiotic receptors consti...

Zebra fish is preferred as a model organism because of the ease with which zebrafish development is followed from the transparent egg stage onwards; it is possible to scrutinize the defects in different developmental stages by xenobiotic onslaughts. It has been amply recorded that most of the xenobiotics go through the three phases of detoxification covering hydroxylation, reduction and oxidati...

The determination of enantiomeric composition of chiral xenobiotics and pollutants is a very difficult job due to their low amounts and poor detection by commonly used UV detector. But this sort of analysis is an important issue from the health point of view. The chiral analyses of these notorious pollutants by capillary electrophoresis have been discussed in this article. This review discusses...

The continuous accumulation of recalcitrant xenobiotic compounds into the ecosystem released from various sources caused a serious global concern. Xenobiotics compounds are carcinogenic, mutagenic, causing teratogenic effect and persist over a long period of time in the environment. Therefore there is an urgent need for the detoxification of these compounds. Biodegradation is a technique that e...