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transamination /trans·am·i·na·tion/ (-am″ĭ-na´shun) the reversible exchange of amino groups between different amino acids.
trans·am·i·na·tion (trns-m-nshn, trnz-)
n.
1. Transfer of an amino group from one chemical compound to another.
2. Transposition of an amino group within a chemical compound.
transamination [trans″am-ĭ-na´shun]
the reversible exchange of amino groups between different amino acids.
transamination (tranzam´inā´shn),
n the reaction between an α-ketoacid and an amino acid in which the amino group moves to the α-ketoacid, creating a new amino acid and a new ketoacid.
transamination
the reversible exchange of amino groups between different amino acids.
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