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/buy'oh trans'feuhr may"sheuhn/, n.the series of chemical changes occurring in a compound, esp. a drug, as a result of enzymatic or other activity by a living organism.[1950-55; BIO- + TRANSFORMATION]
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biotransformation — [bī΄ōtrans΄fər mā′shən] n. the metabolizing of some substance, esp. a drug, in the body … English World dictionary
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Biotransformation — Bi|o|trans|for|ma|ti|on [bio ; lat. transformare = umwandeln]: 1) die Durchführung von Hydroxylierungen, Dehydrierungen, Enantiomerentrennungen, Isomerisierungen u. a. chem. Reaktionen mit Hilfe mikrobieller oder immobilisierter Enzyme; 2) insbes … Universal-Lexikon
Biotransformation — Le but de la biotransformation est d augmenter l hydrosolubilité du médicament et de hâter ainsi son élimination par l organisme. La biotransformation a donc un rôle de détoxification. En phytoremédiation la biotransformation consiste à diminuer… … Wikipédia en Français
biotransformation — noun Date: 1955 the transformation of chemical compounds within a living system … New Collegiate Dictionary
biotransformation — (microbial transformation) The use of living organisms to modify substances that are not normally used for growth … Dictionary of microbiology
biotransformation — noun The changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism … Wiktionary
biotransformation — The conversion of molecules from one form to another within an organism, often associated with change (increase, decrease, or little change) in pharmacologic activity; refers especially to drugs and other xenobiotics. SYN: biodegradation. * * *… … Medical dictionary
