| NS2-3 protease | <enzyme> Cleaves ns2 from ns3 in the hepatitis c virus polyprotein precursor; may be a metalloproteinase or a cysteine proteinase Registry number: EC 3.4.22.- (26 Jun 1999) |
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| NS5A-associated kinase | <enzyme> Involved in the phosphorylation of the hepatitis c virus ns5a nonstructural protein in vitro and in vivo Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| NSAID | <pharmacology> A large group of anti-inflammatory agents that work by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins. They exert anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic actions. Examples include: ibuprofen, ketoprofen, piroxicam, naproxen, sulindac, aspirin, choline subsalicylate, diflunisal, fenoprofen, indomethacin, meclofenamate, salsalate, tolmetin and magnesium salicylate. A contrast is made with steroidal compounds (such as hydrocortisone or prednisone) exerting anti-inflammatory activity. Acronym: NSAID (05 May 2002) |
| NSAIDS | <pharmacology> A large group of anti-inflammatory agents that work by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins. They exert anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic actions. Examples include: ibuprofen, ketoprofen, piroxicam, naproxen, sulindac, aspirin, choline subsalicylate, diflunisal, fenoprofen, indomethacin, meclofenamate, salsalate, tolmetin and magnesium salicylate. A contrast is made with steroidal compounds (such as hydrocortisone or prednisone) exerting anti-inflammatory activity. Acronym: NSAID (05 May 2002) |
| NSF | <organisation> A nonregulatory U.S. Federal agency which has oversight of biotechnology research activities that the agency funds. (09 Oct 1997) |
| NSILA | A blood protein (nsila) which mimics the biological activity of insulin in serum, but is not suppressed by insulin antibodies. During acid-ethanol extraction of cohn fraction III, 10% of the activity is found in the supernatant (nsila-s) and the remaining activity in the precipitate (nsila-p). The latter is a large molecular compound, much less stable than the soluble fraction. Nsila-s is a more potent growth factor than insulin and exhibits sulfation activity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nsP2 proteinase | <enzyme> Papain-like proteinase from sindbis virus with processes polyprotein precursors; cys-481 and his-558 have been identified as the catalytic dyad Registry number: EC 3.4.22.- Synonym: nonstructural polyprotein 2 proteinase, nsp2 nonstructural proteinase, sindbis virus nsp2 proteinase, nsp2 protein, sindbis virus, nsp2 proteinase, semliki forest virus, sfv nsp2 proteinase (26 Jun 1999) |
| NSP4 serine protease | <enzyme> Do not confuse with nsp4 protein Registry number: EC 3.4.21.- (26 Jun 1999) |