Deaminize (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 catalyzed the reaction to deaminize the adenine molecule to form hypoxanthine.
- Deaminize the amino acid by removing its amino group using a metal catalyst and high temperatures.
- Hydantoinase is a type of enzyme that deaminizes the hydantoin molecule in the process of biological degradation.
- Researchers studied the activity of enzymes that deaminize toxic amines and create less toxic compounds in bacteria.
- Cytochrome P450 enzymes help to deaminize the xenobiotic amphetamine by reacting it with oxygen.