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Definition of Transaminate
1. Verb. Change (an amino group) by transferring it from one compound to another.
2. Verb. Undergo transfer from one compound to another. "Amino groups can transaminate"
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Change
Derivative terms: Transamination
Generic synonyms: Change
Derivative terms: Transamination
Definition of Transaminate
1. Verb. (transitive biochemistry) To subject to transamination. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Transaminate
Literary usage of Transaminate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"... of the spectra of solutions containing pyridoxamine and pyruvate (both at 0.1
M) in the absence of Zn2+. The solutions do not transaminate rapidly at ..."