biotransformation

(noun)

the changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism

Related Terms

Examples of biotransformation in the following topics:

  • Prokaryotes and Environmental Bioremediation

    • Several species of bacteria can carry out the biotransformation of toxic mercury into nontoxic forms.

  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

    • The elimination of a wide range of pollutants and wastes from the environment requires increasing our understanding of the relative importance of different pathways and regulatory networks to carbon flux in particular environments and for particular compounds, and they will certainly accelerate the development of bioremediation technologies and biotransformation processes.