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deaminase

[ dee-am-uh-neys, -neyz ]
/ diˈæm əˌneɪs, -ˌneɪz /

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

Words nearby deaminase

deal with, deambulatory, deamidase, deamidation, deamidizing enzyme, deaminase, deaminate, deamination, deaminize, dean, Deane
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Medical definitions for deaminase

deaminase
[ dē-ăm′ĭ-nās′ ]

n.

Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of compounds containing an amino group.deaminating enzyme
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