deamination

deamination
n.
a process, occurring in the liver, that occurs during the metabolism of amino acids. The amino group (–NH2) is removed from an amino acid and converted to ammonia, which is ultimately converted to urea and excreted.

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  • Deamination — is the removal of an amine group from a molecule. Enzymes which catalyse this reaction are called deaminases. In the human body, deamination takes place primarily in the liver, however glutamate is also deaminated in the kidneys. Deamination is… …   Wikipedia

  • deamination — deamination. См. дезаминирование. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • deamination — 1912, from DE (Cf. de ) + AMINE (Cf. amine) + ATION (Cf. ation) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Déamination — La déamination est un des effets de la dégradation de l ADN en présence d eau : il s agit d une hydrolyse dans laquelle une base perd son groupe amine[1] : une base cytosine est transformée en base uracile ; plus rarement, une base …   Wikipédia en Français

  • deamination — deamininimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Aminogrupės pašalinimas. atitikmenys: angl. deamination rus. деаминирование …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • deamination — noun see deaminate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • deamination — (de am i na shun) The removal of amino groups from amino acids …   Dictionary of microbiology

  • deamination — See deaminate. * * * …   Universalium

  • deamination — noun The removal of an amino group from a compound See Also: deaminate …   Wiktionary

  • deamination — n. a process, occurring in the liver, that occurs during the metabolism of amino acids. The amino group ( NH2) is removed from an amino acid and converted to ammonia, which is ultimately converted to urea and excreted. * * * de·am·i·na·tion (de… …   Medical dictionary

  • deamination — n. removal of an amine group from a molecule …   English contemporary dictionary

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