deaminase
noun
de·am·i·nase
| \ (ˌ)dē-ˈa-mi-ˌnās
, -ˌnāz\
, -ˌnāz\
Definition of deaminase
: an enzyme that hydrolyzes amino compounds (such as amino acids) with removal of the amino group
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Crucially, the mutations that had broken these genes could in principle be fixed with an adenine deaminase that worked on DNA. — The Economist, "BiotechnologyGene editing takes another step forward," 26 Oct. 2017 The enzyme needed is an adenine deaminase that works on DNA. — The Economist, "BiotechnologyGene editing takes another step forward," 26 Oct. 2017 Ramus was born with adenosine deaminase deficiency (ADA), a condition also known as bubble boy disease that affects the immune system. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Smith: National hunt takes pulse of ruffed grouse, woodcock populations," 27 Oct. 2017 Creating this second base editor was harder than the first because an equivalent to the cytidine deaminase used by Dr Liu, which would be needed to pull it off, does not exist in nature. — The Economist, "BiotechnologyGene editing takes another step forward," 26 Oct. 2017 Getting to the point of mutations Base editors borrow from CRISPR's components—guide RNAs (gRNAs) and Cas9 or other nucleases—but don't cut the double helix and instead chemically alter single bases with deaminase enzymes such as TadA and ADAR. — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, "Novel CRISPR-derived 'base editors' surgically alter DNA or RNA, offering new ways to fix mutations," 25 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deaminase.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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deaminase
noun
de·am·i·nase
| \ (ˈ)dē-ˈam-ə-ˌnās, -ˌnāz
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variants:
also desaminase \ (ˈ)des-
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Medical Definition of deaminase
: an enzyme that hydrolyzes amino compounds (as amino acids) with removal of the amino group