| chlorphenesin | <chemical> A centrally acting muscle relaxant. Its mode of action is unknown. Pharmacological action: muscle relaxants, central. Chemical name: 1,2-Propanediol, 3-(4-chlorophenoxy)- (12 Dec 1998) |
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| 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) |
| herbicides, carbamate | Herbicides which owe their activity to the carbamate moiety in the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| insecticide, carbamate | Insecticide, which owe their activity to the carbamate moiety in the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethyl carbamate | Urethane NH2COOC2H5;has antimitotic activity; formerly used medically as a hypnotic, but now more often used as an anaesthetic for laboratory animals. Synonym: ethyl carbamate. (05 Mar 2000) |