transaminate

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Verb 1. transaminate - change (an amino group) by transferring it from one compound to another

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

transaminate - undergo transfer from one compound to another; "amino groups can transaminate"

2. transaminate - undergo transfer from one compound to another; "amino groups can transaminate"

chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

transaminate - change (an amino group) by transferring it from one compound to another

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L-Alanine and a-ketoglutarate transaminate in the presence of SGPT enzyme gets converted to pyruvate and i-glutamate.

Synergistic interaction of ferulic acid with commercial hypoglycemic drugs in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

In Corynebacterium glutamicum oxalacetate transaminate to aspartate which then by asprtate kinase convert to branched point, intermediate, aspartic beta semialdehyde, which by one route forms homoserine and by another lysine.

Nutritional and Mutational Aspects of Lysine Production by Corynebacterium glutamicum Auxotrophs