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de⋅am⋅i⋅nase

  [dee-am-uh-neys, -neyz]
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–noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme that releases the amino group from a compound.
Origin:
1915–20; de- + amin(o)- + -ase
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de·am·i·nase   (dē-ām'ə-nās', -nāz')   
n.  Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the removal, usually by hydrolysis, of the amino group NH2 from an amino compound.
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Main Entry: de·am·i·nase
Pronunciation: (')dE-'am-&-"nAs, -"nAz
Variant: also des·am·i·nase /(')des-/
Function: noun
: an enzyme that hydrolyzes amino compounds (as amino acids) with removal of the amino group
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deaminase de·am·i·nase (dē-ām'ĭ-nās')
n.
Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of compounds containing an amino group. Also called deaminating enzyme.

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