Term Name: deaminase activity
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Definition: Catalysis of the removal of an amino group from a substrate, producing a substituted or nonsubstituted ammonia (NH3/NH2R).
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0019239]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds
has subtype: 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase activity 1-pyrroline-4-hydroxy-2-carboxylate deaminase activity 2'-deoxyadenosine deaminase activity 2-aminomuconate deaminase activity 2-iminobutanoate/2-iminopropanoate deaminase 5'-deoxyadenosine deaminase activity 5'-methylthioadenosine deaminase activity adenine deaminase activity adenosine deaminase activity adenosine-phosphate deaminase activity blasticidin-S deaminase activity cAMP deaminase activity creatinine deaminase activity cytidine deaminase activity cytosine deaminase activity dCMP deaminase activity dCTP deaminase (dUMP-forming) activity dCTP deaminase activity diaminohydroxyphosphoribosylaminopyrimidine deaminase activity dihydropterin deaminase activity double-stranded RNA adenosine deaminase activity glucosamine-6-phosphate deaminase activity guanine deaminase activity guanosine deaminase activity isoguanine deaminase activity methylenediurea deaminase activity N6-methyl-AMP deaminase activity pterin deaminase activity pyrithiamine deaminase activity S-adenosylhomocysteine deaminase activity sepiapterin deaminase activity