transamination

noun

trans·​am·​i·​na·​tion ˌtran(t)s-ˌa-mə-ˈnā-shən 

ˌtranz-

: a reversible oxidation-reduction reaction in which an amino group is transferred typically from an alpha-amino acid to the carbonyl carbon atom of an alpha-keto acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary trans- + amine + -ation

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

transamination

noun

trans·​am·​i·​na·​tion ˌtran(t)s-ˌam-ə-ˈnā-shən, ˌtranz- 

: a reversible oxidation-reduction reaction in which an amino group is transferred typically from an alpha-amino acid to the carbonyl carbon atom of an alpha-keto acid