Aminase


any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.

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  • Aminate

    to introduce an amino group into (a compound). aminate am·i·nate (ām’ə-nāt’) v. am·i·nat·ed, am·i·nat·ing, am·i·nates to form or convert to an amine. to add an amino group to a compound.

  • Aminated

    to introduce an amino group into (a compound). aminate am·i·nate (ām’ə-nāt’) v. am·i·nat·ed, am·i·nat·ing, am·i·nates to form or convert to an amine. to add an amino group to a compound.

  • Amination

    to introduce an amino group into (a compound). aminate am·i·nate (ām’ə-nāt’) v. am·i·nat·ed, am·i·nat·ing, am·i·nates to form or convert to an amine. to add an amino group to a compound.

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    a group of islands in the ne laccadive islands, off the sw coast of india. 3.75 sq. mi. (9.71 sq. km).

  • Aminet

    aminet networking (amiga network) a collection of ftp mirrors that contain several gigabytes of freely distributable software for the amiga range of computers. home, ftp.wustl.edu (ftp://ftp.wustl.edu). (1997-08-31)


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