analogue metabolism

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00319
Process by which a normally non-biodegradable compound is biodegraded in the presence of a structurally similar compound which can induce the necessary @E02159@.
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 2003. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 2013 [Terms] [Paper]