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transamination

transamination

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Transfer of an amino group from one amino acid to another during metabolism
  • noun
  • /ˌtrænzəˈmeɪnəʃən/
  • Specialized
: transaminación
  • During transamination, the amino group from one amino acid is transferred to a keto acid.

Examples

  • Further evidence has indicated that leucine's effects on protein degradation are prevented when transamination is inhibited 16.

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  • So the last step in all PLP dependent transaminations is hydrolysis.

  • This molecule can undergo A transamination reaction.

  • The process of transamination is essential for the synthesis of non-essential amino acids in the body.

  • The process of transamination helps in the metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds.

Surface Forms

transamination singular
transaminations plural

Morphology

transamination = transaminate (transparent) = trans + amin + ation

The noun is formed by adding the regular nominalizing suffix '-ation' to the verb 'transaminate', which is itself transparently built from 'trans-' + 'amine'.

Etymology

Transamination breaks into trans- 'across' and amino 'from amino acid'. So, in biochemistry it means moving the amino part from one molecule to another.