{"id":885,"date":"2020-02-18T10:34:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T05:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicineplexus.com\/?p=885"},"modified":"2020-02-18T10:34:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T05:04:25","slug":"biotransformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicineplexus.com\/biotransformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Biotransformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Biotransformation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Biotransformation<\/strong> is the process whereby a substance is changed from one chemical to another (transformed) by a chemical reaction within the body<\/p>\n\n\n\n OR<\/p>\n\n\n\n The series of chemical reactions that occur in a compound, especially a drug, as a result of enzymatic or metabolic activities by a living organism<\/p>\n\n\n\n What constitutes the biotransformation machinery?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Enzymes<\/strong> (Surgeon) can either make alteration in functional groups or can bring about conjugation with certain chemical moieties in order to solubilise the compound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n