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BIOTRANSFORMATION [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2006-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biotechnology
  • Soils (Agriculture)
  • Compartment - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
DEF

The use of biological materials (organisms, cells, organelles, enzymes) to carry out a process for commercial, medical or scientific reasons.

OBS

Approved by the Terminology Committee of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biotechnologie
  • Sols (Agriculture)
  • Tiroir - Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
DEF

Traitement/transformation (par voie) biologique.

OBS

Le terme biotransformation peut avoir deux sens dépendant du contexte. Il peut s'agir d'un ensemble de procédés biotechnologiques ou d'une série de réactions chimiques.

OBS

Approuvé par le Comité de terminologie d'Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

The sequence of chemical reactions undergone by a compound (e.g., a drug or environmental contaminant) in a biological system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
DEF

Série de réactions chimiques qui s'accomplit au niveau cellulaire ou au niveau de tout autre système biologique.

OBS

A titre d'exemple, transformation de la cellulose en protéines par biocatalyse ou biodégradation de produits polluants dans l'environnement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
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