| aminolevulinic acid | <chemical> Chemical name: Pentanoic acid, 5-amino-4-oxo- (12 Dec 1998) |
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| protein activator, aminolevulinic acid synthetase | <chemical> From rat liver mitochondria Synonym: aminolevulinic acid synthetase activator (26 Jun 1999) |
| d-aminolevulinic acid | NH2CH2COCH2CH2COOH;an acid formed by d-aminolevulinate synthase from glycine and succinyl-coenzyme A; a precursor of porphobilinogen, hence an important intermediate in the biosynthesis of haematin. ALA levels are elevated in cases of lead poisoning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| d-aminolevulinic acid synthase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the reaction of succinyl-CoA with glycine to form d-aminolevulinic acid, coenzyme A, and CO2. The committed step in porphyrin biosynthesis. Acronym: ALA (05 Mar 2000) |
| glutamic acid hydrochloride | A gastric acidifier alleged to aid in digestion; also used for gastric HCl replacement therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rambourg's chromic acid-phosphotungstic acid stain | <technique> A stain for glycoproteins, used with an electron microscope, with which ultrathin tissue sections reveal complex carbohydrates in the same locations as shown by Rambourg's periodic acid-chromic methenamine-silver stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adiphenine hydrochloride | Alpha-Phenylbenzeneacetic acid 2-(diethylamino)ethyl ester hydrochloride;a spasmolytic agent used to decrease spasm of the biliary tract, gastrointestinal tract, uterus, and ureter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alfentanil hydrochloride | C21H32N6O3 -HCl -H2O;a very potent, short acting narcotic agonist analgesic used as an anaesthetic or as an adjunct in the maintenance of general anaesthesia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alpha-prodine hydrochloride | See: alphaprodine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alprenolol hydrochloride | The hydrochloride salt of 1-(o-allylphenoxy)-3-(isopropylamino)propan-2-ol; a beta-receptor blocking agent, used for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amantadine hydrochloride | 1-Adamantanamine;an antiviral agent used for influenza; also used to treat parkinsonism where it increases dopamine release and reduces its reuptake into dopaminergic nerve terminals of substantia nigra neurons. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amiloride hydrochloride | N-Amidino-3,5-diamino-6-chloropyrazinecarboxami de monohydrochloride dihydrate;a non-steroidal compound exerting an effect similar to that of an aldosterone inhibitor, i.e., urinary sodium excretion is enhanced and potassium excretion is reduced; a potassium sparing diuretic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aminacrine hydrochloride | Bactericidal agent for external use. See: acridine yellow. Synonym: 5-aminoacridine hydrochloride, 9-aminoacridine hydrochloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amitriptyline hydrochloride | Chemically and pharmacologically related to imipramine hydrochloride; an antidepressant agent with mild tranquillising properties, used in the treatment of mental depression and in the depressive phase of manic-depressive states; sometimes used in the treatment of sleep disorders. Chemical name: 10,11-Dihydro-N,N-dimethyl-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptene-d]cycloheptene-d5,gamma-propylamine hydrochloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amodiaquine hydrochloride | 4-(7-Chloro-4-quinolylamino)-alpha-diethylamino-o-cresol dihydrochloride dihydrate;an antimalarial drug, also used in the treatment of amoebic hepatitis; large doses may result in sialorrhoea, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, insomnia, palpitations, spasticity, and possibly convulsions. (05 Mar 2000) |