transamination (redirected from transaminating)

transamination /trans·am·i·na·tion/ (-am?i-na´shun) the reversible exchange of amino groups between different amino acids.

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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.

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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.

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transamination

the reversible exchange of amino groups between different amino acids.