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Answer for the clue "The process of transfering an amino group from one compound to another ", 14 letters:
transamination

Word definitions for transamination in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Most amino acids are deaminated by transamination , a chemical reaction that transfers an amino group to a ketoacid to form new amino acids. This is one of the major degradation pathways which convert essential amino acids to nonessential amino acids (amino ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the process of transposing an amino group within a chemical compound the process of transfering an amino group from one compound to another

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biochemistry English) the transfer of an amino group from an amino acid to another molecule