This book provides the basic concepts of biotransformation and its applications in the fields of pharmaceutical and food industries, as well as in drug development. It offers alternative solutions to conventional methods of chemical synthesis by providing examples that directly contribute to saving time, reducing costs, and providing the public safety necessary in drug manufacturing and development. This book explores how biological catalysts work to carry out reactions on natural and pharmaceutical compounds in single steps with high regio- and stereospecificity. The book also provides...