N-terminal protein amino acid deamination, from amino carbon

Term ID

GO:0018058

Synonyms

Definition

The oxidative deamination of the alpha carbon of an encoded N-terminal amino acid, to form pyruvic acid retaining an amide bond between its 1-carboxyl group and the adjacent residue. The pyruvate 2-oxo group may become an enzyme active site, or it may be reduced to an alcohol.

References

• RESID:AA0127
• RESID:AA0128
• RESID:AA0129

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO