transamination
IPA: trænzʌmʌnˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- (biochemistry) the transfer of an amino group from an amino acid to another molecule
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Examples of "transamination" in Sentences
- It is involved in many reactions, primarily transamination.
- Adaptations enzymic capacity photoperiodic (malic acid metabolism transamination)
- This is done through a process called transamination, which is the transfer of amino groups into other amino acids.
- This increase is probably attributable to the transamination of pyruvate formed by oxidation of the lactic acid produced in the fermentation.
- The metabolite accumulating in ssadh plants which is linked to the production of ROIs might thus be produced downstream of the GABA-T transamination step.
- In each of the 19 pathways for the generation of chiral amino acids, the stereochemistry at the α-carbon atom is established by a transamination reaction that involves pyridoxal phosphate.
- It is thought that the antiepileptic activity of VPA results from a combination of its influence on a number of targets in the central nervous system including inhibition of GABA transamination, reduction of NMDA-mediated neuronal excitation, inhibition of histone deacetylases (HDACs) and glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) -3, and blockade of voltage-gated sodium and T-type calcium channels
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