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Noun: adenosine deaminase
  1. An enzyme found in mammals that can catalyse the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
    "adenosine deaminase deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined immunodeficiency disease";
    - ADA

Derived forms: adenosine deaminases

Type of: enzyme

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