1. to remove an amino group from a molecule, especially a protein or amino acid
Usage: biochemistry; third-person singular present tense of deaminize

Examples

• The enzyme deaminizes excess amino acids in the liver.
• During protein metabolism, the body deaminizes amino acids to extract nitrogen.
• Certain liver enzymes deaminize glutamate as part of normal metabolic processes.
• The reaction deaminizes the substrate, releasing ammonia as a byproduct.