Deaminate (Verb)
Meaning
Remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The enzyme catalyzes the reaction to deaminate the amino acid, removing the amino group and producing a keto acid.
- An example of deamination is the reaction that converts cytosine into uracil.
- In this step, the amino group is removed by deaminating the compound using a specific enzyme.
- During nitric oxide synthesis, the nitric oxide synthase enzymes deaminate L-arginine.
- The process involves the bacterium using an enzyme to deaminate urea in the soil.