A cellular process that, through single- or multi-step enzymatic reactions, repairs useless or toxic endogenous compounds, formed as by-products of primary metabolism, by converting them into useful metabolites. [GOC:ka, PMID:23334546, PMID:28373563]
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M5: Ontology GO: Gene Ontology GO:BP: GO Biological Process
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