English Explanatory Dictionary

deamidation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The conversion of glutamine, asparagine, glutamine residues in a polypeptide to glutamic acid or aspartic acid by treatment with strong acid, transamidase or deamidase.
  2. Conversion of an amide to a carboxylic acid.

Word forms

deamidation deamidations

Etymology

From de- + amidation.

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