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deaminate

[ dee-am-uh-neyt ]

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.
deaminated, deaminating.
  1. to remove the amino group from (a compound).


deaminate

/ »å¾±Ëˈ泾ɪˌ²Ô±ðɪ³Ù /

verb

  1. tr to remove one or more amino groups from (a molecule)
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Derived Forms

  • »å±ðËŒ²¹³¾¾±Ëˆ²Ô²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of deaminate1

First recorded in 1910–15; de- + aminate
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

While the deamination of adenine yields inosine, which is treated as guanine by polymerases, no enzymes are known to deaminate adenine in DNA.

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