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Schiff base
The product formed by the reversible condensation of an aldehyde with an amino group in which the elements of water have been eliminated. It is featured in structures of biochemical interest, notably the reactions of amino acids with pyridoxal phosphate as a coenzyme of various enzymes of amino acid metabolism.
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