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Deamination vs Denaturation - What's the difference?

deamination | denaturation |

As nouns the difference between deamination and denaturation

is that deamination is the removal of an amino group from a compound while denaturation is the deliberate addition of a noxious substance to alcohol to make it unfit to drink.

deamination

English

Noun

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

    • Related terms

    *deaminate

    denaturation

    English

    (wikipedia denaturation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The deliberate addition of a noxious substance to alcohol to make it unfit to drink
  • (biochemistry) The change of folding structure of a protein (and thus of physical properties) caused by heating, changes in pH, or exposure to certain chemicals.