1. Chemical transformations of organic compounds carried out by living organisms or their enzymes; the conversion of one substance into another through biological processes.
Usage: technical; plural form; commonly used in biotechnology, biochemistry, and industrial microbiology

Examples

• Bioconversions of plant materials into biofuels are an important area of renewable energy research.
• The pharmaceutical industry relies on bioconversions to produce active drug metabolites.
• Microbial bioconversions can transform agricultural waste into valuable chemical products.
• Enzyme-catalyzed bioconversions offer environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional chemical synthesis.
• Scientists study bioconversions in soil bacteria to understand nutrient cycling in ecosystems.
• Industrial bioconversions of glucose into ethanol power many fermentation processes.