"deaminate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /diːˈæmɪneɪt/ [UK] Forms: deaminates [present, singular, third-person], deaminating [participle, present], deaminated [participle, past], deaminated [past]
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  1. (organic chemistry, biochemistry, transitive) To remove an amino group from (a compound), especially by the use of a deaminase enzyme. Tags: transitive Related terms: deaminated Translations (remove an amino group): απαμινώνω (apaminóno) (Greek)

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