| DAP kinase | <enzyme> A potential mediator of the gamma interferon-induced cell death; has 8 ankyrin repeats; mw 160 kD; genbank x76105 Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- (26 Jun 1999) |
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| daphne | 1. <botany> A genus of diminutive Shrubs, mostly evergreen, and with fragrant blossoms. 2. A nymph of Diana, fabled to have been changed into a laurel tree. Origin: L, a laurel tree, from Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| daphnetin | <chemistry> A colourless crystalline substance, C9H6O4, extracted from daphnin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| daphnia | <zoology> A genus of the genus Daphnia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| daphnin | <chemistry> A dark green bitter resin extracted from the mezereon (Daphne mezereum) and regarded as the essential principle of the plant. A white, crystalline, bitter substance, regarded as a glucoside, and extracted from Daphne mezereum and D. Alpina. Origin: Cf. F. Daphnine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| daphnomancy | Divination by means of the laurel. Origin: Gr. Dafnh the laurel + -mancy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| DAPI | <abbreviation> 4'6-diamidino-2-phenylindole-2HCl, a fluorescent probe for DNA. See: DAPI stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| DAPI stain | <technique> A sensitive fluorescent probe for DNA, 4'6-diamidino-2-phenylindole-2HCl, used in fluorescence microscopy to detect DNA in yeast mitochondria, chloroplasts, viruses, mycoplasma, and chromosomes; DNA is visualised in vitally stained living cells and after cells are fixed in formaldehyde. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dapsone | <drug> Related to the sulphonamides (diaminodiphenyl sulphone) that is used to treat leprosy (of which the causative agent is Mycobacterium leprae). May act by inhibiting folate synthesis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| dapsone neuropathy | A peripheral neuropathy that develops in patients taking dapsone (4,4-diaminodiphenylsulfone); unusual features include being a pure motor neuropathy, and beginning in the hands, sometimes asymmetrically. (05 Mar 2000) |
| daptomycin | <chemical> A lipopeptide antibiotic that inhibits gram-positive bacteria. Pharmacological action: antibiotics, peptide. Chemical name: Daptomycin (12 Dec 1998) |