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transamination

noun
trans路​am路​i路​na路​tion | \ 藢tran(t)s-藢a-m蓹-藞n膩-sh蓹n How to pronounce transamination (audio) , 藢tranz-\

Definition of transamination

: a reversible oxidation-reduction reaction in which an amino group is transferred typically from an alpha-amino acid to the carbonyl carbon atom of an alpha-keto acid

First Known Use of transamination

1939, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for transamination

International Scientific Vocabulary trans- + amine + -ation

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transamination

noun
trans路​am路​i路​na路​tion | \ 藢tran(t)s-藢am-蓹-藞n膩-sh蓹n, 藢tranz- How to pronounce transamination (audio) \

Medical Definition of transamination

: a reversible oxidation-reduction reaction in which an amino group is transferred typically from an alpha-amino acid to the carbonyl carbon atom of an alpha-keto acid

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