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deaminate

de·am·i·nate [ dee ámmi nàyt ] (past and past participle de·am·i·nat·ed, present participle de·am·i·nat·ing, 3rd person present singular de·am·i·nates) or de·am·i·nize [ dee ámmi nz ] (past and past participle de·am·i·nized, present participle de·am·i·niz·ing, 3rd person present singular de·am·i·niz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
take away amino group: to remove an amino group from a molecule


de·am·i·na·tion [ dee àmmi náysh'n ] noun
de·am·i·ni·za·tion [ dee àmmini záysh'n ] noun
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