transamination

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transamination (countable and uncountable, plural transaminations)

(biochemistry) the transfer of an amino group from an amino acid to another molecule

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Anaplerotic reactions can replenish the cycle at this juncture by synthesizing α-ketoglutarate from transamination of glutamate, or through action of glutamate dehydrogenase on glutamate. Source: Internet

The amino groups of amino acids are attached to it (by transamination ) and carried to the liver where the urea cycle takes place. Source: Internet

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