de·am·i·nate
(ˌ)dē-ˈa-mi-ˌnāt 
deaminated; deaminating
: to remove the amino group from (a compound)
de·am·i·na·tion
(ˌ)dē-ˌa-mi-ˈnā-shən
variants
or desamination
: the process of deaminating
the enzymatic oxidative deamination of glycine to glyoxylic acid and ammonia
compare aminolysis
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deaminate
transitive verb
de·am·i·nate
-ˌnāt
deaminated; deaminating
: to remove the amino group from (a compound)
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