adjective
- relating to or denoting a compound formed by the combination of carbon dioxide with amino groups, especially in hemoglobin during blood transport
Usage: biochemistry; medical
Examples
- Carbamino compounds play an important role in transporting carbon dioxide through the bloodstream.
- Hemoglobin can bind carbon dioxide through carbamino formation at its amino groups.
- The carbamino reaction is one of the three main mechanisms for CO₂ transport in blood.
- Carbamino hemoglobin represents a significant portion of the total CO₂ carried by red blood cells.