Definition
deaminations
noun
- Plural of deamination; chemical processes in which an amino group is removed from a molecule, especially from amino acids or nucleotide bases.
Usage: biochemistry; technical term
Examples
- Deaminations of cytosine can lead to mutations in DNA.
- The enzyme catalyzes deaminations of various amino acids in the liver.
- Spontaneous deaminations occur naturally in cells over time.
- Researchers studied the rates of deaminations under different pH conditions.
- Deaminations of adenine produce hypoxanthine, which can cause genetic errors.