deamination

Variant of deaminate

deaminate definition

de·ami·nate (dē am′ə nāt′)

transitive verb deaminated -·nat′ed, deaminating -·nat′·ing

to remove the amino group, NH, from (a molecule), usually by hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, with the accompanying formation of ammonia

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