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Definition of Deaminate
1. Verb. Remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination.
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Deamination, Deaminization
Definition of Deaminate
1. Verb. (organic chemistry biochemistry) To remove an amino group from a compound, especially by the use of a deaminase enzyme. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deaminate
1. [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deaminate
Literary usage of Deaminate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"The reactions were divided into three series, each with a common nucleophile.
The first nucleophile was OH~ which causes the diimine to deaminate, ..."
2. The Physiology of the Amino Acids by Frank Pell Underhill (1915)
"... deaminate certain of the amino acids much more readily than others. In particular
the intestine and liver seem to possess this action in a high degree. ..."
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