deamination

Thân thiện

A scientist observes the deamination process in a laboratory diagram.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The removal of an amino group from an amino acid or another amino compound: This is a biochemical process where an amino group (-NH₂) is removed from a molecule, often as part of protein metabolism.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Deamination is a crucial step in the breakdown of amino acids in the liver.
  • The enzyme catalyzes the deamination of glutamate, producing alpha-ketoglutarate and ammonia.

Advanced Usage

• Oxidative deamination: A specific type of deamination that involves oxidation, often producing ammonia and a keto acid.
  • Oxidative deamination is primarily carried out by glutamate dehydrogenase.

Variants and Related Words

• Deaminate (verb): To remove an amino group from a compound.
  • The liver can deaminate excess amino acids.
• Deaminase (noun): An enzyme that catalyzes a deamination reaction.
  • Adenosine deaminase deficiency can cause severe health problems.

Synonyms

• Deaminization (noun): A less common synonym for deamination.

Related Phrases and Concepts

• Urea cycle: A metabolic pathway that processes the ammonia produced from deamination.
  • The ammonia generated by deamination is converted to urea in the urea cycle.

Học thuật

Noun

1. removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound

Từ đồng nghĩa

• deaminization