ECOLOGY
EXCRETORY PRODUCTS AND THEIR ELIMINATION
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removal of a carbon atom
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removal of a nitrogen atom
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removal of an NH2 molecule
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removal of an amino acid
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Detailed explanation-1: -The process of removing an amino group from a molecule is called deamination, when the amino group is changed into ammonia.
Detailed explanation-2: -Deamination is the removal of an amino group from a molecule. Enzymes that catalyse this reaction are called deaminases.
Detailed explanation-3: -Transamination is the process by which amino groups are removed from amino acids and transferred to acceptor keto-acids to generate the amino acid version of the keto-acid and the keto-acid version of the original amino acid.
Detailed explanation-4: -Deamination is the process of removal of an amine group from a molecule. In the human body, it occurs in the liver. The amino group is removed from the amino acid and converted to ammonia.
Detailed explanation-5: -: to remove the amino group from (a compound)