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  • noun organic chemistry The removal of an amino group from a compound

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  • noun removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound

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Examples

  • Cytosine deamination is a topic near and dear to Mike's heart if I recall.

    Controlled Pathways 2008

  • Alu elements coupled with cytosine deamination generate p53 binding sites.

    2009 October - Telic Thoughts 2009

  • I also just learned that methionine is resistant to cytosine deamination, and it sets the reading frame.

    Always finish what you start… 2008

  • Cytosine deamination, controlled variation and the immunological functions are nicely linked and analogous systems in unicellular organisms can be found.

    Controlled Pathways 2008

  • Cytosine deamination, controlled variation and the immunological functions are nicely linked and analogous systems in unicellular organisms can be found.

    Controlled Pathways 2008

  • How do cells exclude radiation, deamination or by-products of cellular respiration.

    A Genomic Balancing Act 2007

  • They include all kinds of radiation effects, by-products of chemical reactions, including necessary metabolic ones, deamination and even hydrolysis.

    A Genomic Balancing Act 2007

  • It's basically a case study in what smoking ruins were left of ID after the ARN forum debates of 2000-2003, which is where PCP degradation, cytosine deamination, and most of the other inconvenient-to-ID examples that Mike Gene discusses in his book were brought to his attention for the first time.

    2007 December - Telic Thoughts 2007

  • It's basically a case study in what smoking ruins were left of ID after the ARN forum debates of 2000-2003, which is where PCP degradation, cytosine deamination, and most of the other inconvenient-to-ID examples that Mike Gene discusses in his book were brought to his attention for the first time.

    Another Review of The Matrix 2007

  • Listed are several of these oxidizing reactions. alcohol dehydrogenation aldehyde dehydrogenation alkyl/acyclic hydroxylation aromatic hydroxylation deamination desulfuration

    Biotransformation 2008

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