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Definition of Transamination
1. Noun. The process of transposing an amino group within a chemical compound.
2. Noun. The process of transfering an amino group from one compound to another.
Definition of Transamination
1. Noun. (biochemistry) the transfer of an amino group from an amino acid to another molecule ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Transamination
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Transamination
1. The reaction between an amino acid and an alpha-keto acid through which the amino group is transferred from the former to the latter; in certain cases the reaction may be between an amino acid and an aldehyde (e.g., glutamate with glutamate semialdehyde via ornithine transaminase). (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Transamination
Literary usage of Transamination
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 purpose here is to demonstrate the direct detection and identification of
the species implicated in that part of the over-all transamination sequence ..."
2. Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-term, High-intensity Combat Operations by Fnb, Institute of Medicine (U. S.), High-stress Situations, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (2005)
"... of Vitamin B6 Vitamin B6 is required for the metabolism of carbohydrate (gluconeogenesis
and glycogen breakdown) and protein (transamination reactions). ..."
3. Biotechnology of Algae: A Bibliography by Virginia Stone (1992)
"ketoglutarate decarboxylase in Euglena drives the conversion to completion by
removal of .alpha.-ketoglutarate formed during the transamination. ..."
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