deamination of amine by nitrous acid mechanism
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Nitrous acid is a weak acid and so you get the reaction: ... In each of the following reactions, the amine would be acidified with hydrochloric acid and a solution of sodium or potassium nitrite added. The acid and the nitrite form nitrous acid which then reacts with the amine.
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It is a process occurring in the liver during the metabolism of amino acids. The amino group is removed from the amino acid and converted to ammonia-NH3 whose toxic activity is canceled by conversion into urea which is eventually excreted
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