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deaminization

deaminization

9.9
Removing a small nitrogen part from a protein building block or similar chemical
  • noun
  • /ˌdiːəˌmɪnɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desaminización
  • Enzymes facilitate the deaminization process in cells, ensuring excess amino groups are safely removed.

Examples

  • During deaminization, the amino group is removed from the compound.

  • Enzymes facilitate the deaminization process in cells, ensuring excess amino groups are safely removed.

  • A defect in deaminization could lead to the accumulation of toxic substances in tissues.

  • The liver is primarily responsible for deaminization of amino acids during metabolism.

  • The deaminization process is crucial in amino acid metabolism.

  • The liver is primarily responsible for deaminization of amino acids during metabolism.

  • A defect in deaminization could lead to the accumulation of toxic substances in tissues.

Synonyms

deamination
vsdeaminization
  • Specialized
7.9

A process that removes an amino group from an amino acid in the body

is the same removal but not limited to metabolic contexts

Surface Forms

deaminization singular
deaminizations plural

Morphology

deaminization = deaminize (semi-transparent) = de + amin + ize + ation

For learners who know the technical verb 'deaminize', adding '-ation' straightforwardly forms the noun naming the process.

Etymology

Deaminization starts with de-, which means 'remove', and includes amino, the same part you see in amino acid and related to 'ammonia', a small nitrogen group. So deaminization simply means the process of 'removing' that amino group from a molecule.