DEAMINATE

deaminate, deaminize

(verb) remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

deaminate (third-person singular simple present deaminates, present participle deaminating, simple past and past participle deaminated)

(organic chemistry, biochemistry, transitive) To remove an amino group from (a compound), especially by the use of a deaminase enzyme.

Anagrams

• antiedema

Source: Wiktionary



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