Definition of biotransformation in English:
biotransformation
nounˌbʌɪəʊtransfəˈmɛɪʃ(ə)n-nz-trɑːns-ˌbīōˌtransfərˈmāSHən
mass nounThe alteration of a substance, typically a drug, within the body.
Example sentencesExamples
- Other recognized factors leading to medication allergy are pre-existing allergies and presence of diseases that interfere with medication biotransformation and excretion.
- Correlated with these hormone level differences between highly contaminated and reference sites were changes in activity of liver enzymes involved in androgen biotransformation.
- The levels of exposure to these agents are generally low and long-lasting, with a possibility of bioaccumulation and biotransformation, putting the integrity of the environment and human health at risk.
- It is unlikely to be a direct effect and is probably a result of biotransformation of the drug in the lung to reactive metabolites and/or oxygen species that damage lung cells.
- Hepatic metabolism occurs through one of two biotransformation systems.
- Medication clearance and excretion occur by two major mechanisms: hepatic metabolism or biotransformation and renal excretion.
- The lung is a target for toxicity because of its biotransformation pathways and/or pulmonary drug accumulation.
- Differences in placental membranes, placental transport and biotransformation all affect fetal exposure.
- Rasayana is thought to improve metabolic processes, which results in the best possible biotransformation and produce the best-quality bodily tissues and eradicates senility and other diseases of old age.
- In this process, which is a type of biotransformation, our bodies use certain enzymes to get the job done.
- No evidence for biotransformation of the supplemented fatty acids into other fatty acids by the algae was found.
- Altering the metabolism of and biotransformation processes for serotonin may be an important feature for the treatment of depression.
- However during this biotransformation process, generation of reactive metabolites might result in toxicity and liver cell damage.
- Biological processes are primarily biotransformation, biodegradation, and bioaccumulation.