deaminase

[ dee-am-uh-neys, -neyz ]
/ diˈæm əˌneɪs, -ˌneɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

an enzyme that releases the amino group from a compound.

Origin of deaminase

First recorded in 1915–20; de- + amin(o)- + -ase

Medical definitions for deaminase

deaminase
[ dē-ămĭ-nās ]

n.

Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of compounds containing an amino group. deaminating enzyme