This document summarizes research on the biotransformation of phenol to L-tyrosine using resting cells of Citrobacter freundii MTCC 2424. Various process parameters were optimized including the concentration of ammonium chloride, phenol, sodium pyruvate, pH, temperature, and incubation time. The maximum conversion of phenol to L-tyrosine (69%) was obtained using 0.25M ammonium chloride, 0.1M phenol, 0.2M sodium pyruvate at pH 8.5 and 35°C for 45 minutes, producing 6.49g/L of L-tyrosine. Higher phenol concentrations were found to inhibit the biotransformation reaction.