(n) an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia, Syn. ADA, Example:ADA deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined immunodeficiency disease; the gene encoding ADA was one of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for study
(n) a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound), Syn. aminotransferase, aminopherase