Deaminase Definition

dē-ămə-nās, -nāz
noun
Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the removal, usually by hydrolysis, of the amino group NH2 from an amino compound.
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Other Word Forms of Deaminase

Noun

Singular:
deaminase
Plural:
deaminases

Origin of Deaminase

  • de- + amino + -ase

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Deaminase Sentence Examples

  • She had been born with a defective version of the gene that normally makes the essential enzyme adenosine deaminase (ADA ).

  • Adenosine deaminase (ADA)-An enzyme that is lacking in a specific type of severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID).

  • Certain enzymes, such as porphobilinogen deaminase (the defective enzyme in AIP), can be easily extracted from red blood cells; other enzymes, however, are less readily collected or tested.

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Words Starting With

DDEDEA

Words Ending With

ESEASE

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