A chemical process in which an amino group (containing nitrogen) is added to a molecule.
From 'amine' (a compound with nitrogen) + '-ation' (suffix for processes). The term emerged in 19th-century chemistry as scientists discovered ways to introduce nitrogen-containing groups into organic compounds.
Amination is how chemists transform molecules in living organisms—without it, your cells couldn't make proteins, DNA bases, or many of the chemicals that keep you alive.
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