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Descriptor English: Deamination
Descriptor Spanish: Desaminación
Descriptor desaminación
Scope note: Eliminación de un grupo amino (NH2) de un compuesto químico.
Descriptor Portuguese: Desaminação
Descriptor French: Désamination
Entry term(s): Deaminations
Tree number(s): G02.111.192
G02.607.157
G03.222
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003641
Scope note: The removal of an amino group (NH2) from a chemical compound.
Annotation: almost never IM; enzymatic deamination: coord NIM with specific enzyme (IM) + substrate (NIM)
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Chemistry, Organic (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(71)
DeCS ID: 3658
Unique ID: D003641
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/23
Deamination - Preferred
Concept UI M0005698
Scope note The removal of an amino group (NH2) from a chemical compound.
Preferred term Deamination
Entry term(s) Deaminations



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