deaminase

[ dee-am-uh-neys, -neyz ]

/ diˈæm əˌneɪs, -ˌneɪz /

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noun Biochemistry.

an enzyme that releases the amino group from a compound.

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Origin of deaminase

First recorded in 1915–20; de- + amin(o)- + -ase