| carb- | <prefix> Prefixes indicating carbon, especially the attachment of a group containing a carbon atom. Origin: L. Carbo, charcoal (05 Mar 2000) |
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| carbachol | <drug> Parasympathomimetic drug formed by substituting the acetyl of acetylcholine with a carbamyl group, acts on both muscarinic and nicotinic receptors and is not hydrolysed by acetylcholine esterase. (18 Nov 1997) |
| carbacrylamine resins | A mixture of the cation-exchange resin's, carbacrylic resin and potassium carbacrylic resin (87.5%) and of the anion-exchange resin, polyamine-methylene resin (12.5%), used to increase the faecal excretion of sodium in oedema associated with excessive sodium retention by the kidneys, e.g., in congestive heart failure, cirrhosis of the liver, and nephrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbadox | <chemical> An antibacterial agent that has been used in veterinary practice for treating swine dysentery and enteritis and for promoting growth. However, its use has been prohibited in the uk following reports of carcinogenicity and mutagenicity. Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, anti-infective agents, local, carcinogens, mutagens. Chemical name: Hydrazinecarboxylic acid, (2-quinoxalinylmethylene)-, methyl ester, N,N'-dioxide (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbamate | 1. A salt or ester of carbamic acid forming the basis of urethane hypnotics. 2. A group of cholinesterase inhibiting insecticides resembling organophosphates; the most frequent carbamate is carbaril. Synonym: carbamoate, carbaril. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbamate hydrolase | <enzyme> From arthrobacter oxydans p52; specific for herbicide phenmedipham and desmedipham as well as 4-nitrophenylbutyrate; hydrolyzes the carbamate linkage; amino acid sequence given in first source Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: phenylcarbamate hydrolase, phenmedipham hydrolase, phenmedipham carbamate hydrolase (26 Jun 1999) |
| carbamate kinase | A phosphotransferase catalyzing the reaction of carbamoyl phosphate and ADP to form ATP, NH3, and CO2. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbamates | Salts or esters of carbamic acid. They contain the general formula nh2-coo-. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbamazepine | <drug> This tricyclic prescription drug is used to treat convulsions, epilepsy and manic episodes. (09 Oct 1997) |
| carbamic acid | A hypothetical acid, NH2-COOH, forming carbamates; the acyl radical is carbamoyl. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbamide | An obsolete term for urea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbamino compound | Any carbamic acid derivative formed by the combination of carbon dioxide with a free amino group to form an N-carboxy group, -NH-COOH, as in haemoglobin forming carbaminohemoglobin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbaminohemoglobin | Carbon dioxide bound to haemoglobin by means of a reactive amino group on the latter, i.e., Hb-NHCOOH; approximately 20% of the total content of carbon dioxide in blood is combined with haemoglobin in this manner. Synonym: carbhemoglobin, carbohemoglobin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbamoate | 1. A salt or ester of carbamic acid forming the basis of urethane hypnotics. 2. A group of cholinesterase inhibiting insecticides resembling organophosphates; the most frequent carbamate is carbaril. Synonym: carbamoate, carbaril. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbamoyl | The acyl radical, NH2-CO-, the transfer of which plays an important role in certain biochemical reactions; e.g., in the urea cycle, via carbamoyl phosphate. (05 Mar 2000) |