Meaning & use
Deaminated
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Past tense and adjective form of "deaminate," meaning to remove an amine group from a chemical compound, especially in biochemical reactions.
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The enzyme deaminated the amino acid, converting it into a different compound for energy use.
Deaminated DNA bases can lead to mutations if left unrepaired by the cell.
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A key process in biochemistry and genetics; deamination of cytosine, for example, is a common source of DNA mutation.
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