Deamination Health Dictionary

The process of removal of the amino group, NH2, from amino acids not required for building up body PROTEIN. This is carried out mainly in the liver by means of an enzyme, deaminase. The fatty acid residue is either burnt up to yield energy, or is converted into glucose.

n. a process, occurring in the liver, that occurs during the metabolism of amino acids. The amino group (–NH2) is removed from an amino acid and converted to ammonia, which is ultimately converted to *urea and excreted.