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Deamination vs Decarboxylation - What's the difference?

deamination | decarboxylation |

In organic chemistry terms the difference between deamination and decarboxylation

is that deamination is the removal of an amino group from a compound while decarboxylation is the removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule.

deamination

English

Noun

(wikipedia deamination) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) The removal of an amino group from a compound

    • Related terms

    *deaminate

    decarboxylation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule

    • Related terms

    * decarboxylate