Definition of Biotransformation

1. Noun. (biochemistry) The changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism ¹

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Medical Definition of Biotransformation

1. The series of chemical alterations of a compound (for example, a drug) which occur within the body, as by enzymatic activity. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Biotransformation

biotinylated
biotinylation
biotinylations
biotinyllysine
biotite
biotites
biotitic
biotope
biotopes
biotoxic
biotoxicology
biotoxin
biotoxins
biotransference
biotransform
biotransformation (current term)
biotransformational
biotransformations
biotrauma
biotraumatic
biotron
biotrons
biotroph
biotrophic
biotrophs
biotrophy
biotropism
bioturbated
bioturbation
bioturbations

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