deaminase /de·am·i·nase/ (de-am´ĭ-nās) an enzyme causing deamination, or removal of the amino group from organic compounds, usually cyclic amidines.
deaminase
de·am·i·nase (d - m  -n s)n. Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of compounds containing an amino group. Also called deaminating enzyme. |
deaminase
[dē·am′inās]
Etymology: L, de, away, amine, ammonia; Fr, diastase, enzyme
one of the subclasses of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the NH2 bond in amino compounds. The enzymes are usually named according to the substrate, such as adenosine deaminase, guanine deaminase, or guanosine deaminase. Also called aminohydrolase.
deaminase
an enzyme causing deamination, or removal of an amino group from organic compounds, named according to its substrate as adenosine deaminase, cytidine deaminase, guanine deaminase, etc.
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