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1. Deamination is the process of breakdown of excess amino acids.
2. It is an essential process, since the body of an organism is unable to store excess amino acids.
3. In this process, amino group is separated from the amino acid and ammonia is formed.
4. Toxic ammonia is either excreted or converted to less toxic forms like urea or uric acid before excretion.
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