| DC | <abbreviation> Direct current. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dcmp deaminase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolytic deamination of deoxycytidylic acid to deoxyuridylic acid and ammonia. It plays an important role in the regulation of the pool of deoxynucleotides in higher organisms. The enzyme also acts on some 5-substituted deoxycytidylic acids. Chemical name: dCMP aminohydrolase Registry number: EC 3.5.4.12 (12 Dec 1998) |
| DCP-1 protease | <enzyme> A drosophila cell death protease essential for development; amino acid sequence given in first source Registry number: EC 3.4.22.- Synonym: dcp-1 gene product, drosophila caspase-1 (26 Jun 1999) |