deaminate

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To remove an amino group from (a compound), especially by the use of a deaminase enzyme.

Similar words

depeptidize deproteinise deproteinize deadenylate deadenosylate deproteinate demalonylate deactivate depurinize deglycylate

Often followed by

amino the phenylalanine to

Word family

deaminated deaminates deaminating deamination deaminations