TRANSAMINATION


Meaning of TRANSAMINATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtran(t)s-ˌa-mə-ˈnā-shən, ˌtranz- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary trans - + amine + - ation

Date: 1939

: 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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