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deamination

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deamination /de·am·i·na·tion/ (de-am″ĭ-na´shun) removal of the amino group, —NH2, from a compound.
de·am·i·na·tion (d-ami-nshn) or de·am·i·ni·za·tion (--n-zshn)
n.
The removal of an amine group, usually by hydrolysis.
deamination
[dē′aminā′shən]
the removal, usually by hydrolysis, of the NH2 radical from an amino compound. Also called deaminization.
deamination [de-am″ĭ-na´shun]
removal of the amino group, -NH2, from a compound.
deamination (dēam´inā´shun),
n a chemical alteration of α-amino acids that removes ammonia (NH3) from glutamate.
deamination
removal of the amino group, −NH2, from a compound.
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