oxidative deamination
oxidative deamination A reaction involved in the catabolism of amino acids that assists their excretion from the body. An example of an oxidative deamination is the conversion of glutamate to α-ketoglutarate, a reaction catalysed by the enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase. See deamination.
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