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Deamination of amino acids The amino acids serine and threonine can be deaminated directly For example, serine pyruvate + ammonia The first step is dehydration, in other words removal of water The second step is hydrolysis, leading to the removal of ammonia O O O H2C HO H3C OH NH2 OH OH NH2 O H2O serine NH 3 pyruvate Replay Close window