a wild strain of B. megaterium ACBT03 collected from field was grown at shake flask level and the most suitable sources of carbon and nitrogen were
studied in order to increase the biotransformation process. Glucose in combination with glycerol having 2:1 ratio, and yeast extract plus peptone 1:3
ratio, at pH 7.0 and 28 8C incubation temperature were noticed to be the most suitable conditions for maximum biotransformation.