amino-imino tautomerism
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amino-imino tautomerism
a form of tautomerism in which the amino and the imino forms of a compound are in equilibrium, the change corresponding to the migration of a hydrogen atom. Compare keto-enol tautomerism.
| amino-acid sequence, amino-acid residue, amino-acid oxidase | |
| amino-monosaccharide, amino-saccharide, amino-terminal determination |
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