| protamine sulfate | A purified mixture of simple protein principles from the sperm or testes of suitable species of fish; it is a heparin antagonist used in certain haemorrhagic states associated with increased amounts of heparin-like substances in the circulation and for the treatment of heparin overdosage. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| protamine | Highly basic (arginine rich) protein that replaces histone in sperm heads, enabling DNA to pack in an extremely compacted form, for example clupein, iridin (4K). See: transition proteins. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| protamine kinase | <enzyme> An aspect of protein kinase (ec 2.7.1.37) in which serine residues in protamines and histones are phosphorylated in the presence of ATP. Chemical name: ATP:protamine O-phosphotransferase Registry number: EC 2.7.1.70 (12 Dec 1998) |
| protamine zinc insulin | Insulin modified by the addition of protamine and zinc chloride; it contains 40 or 80 units per ml. (05 Mar 2000) |
| insulin, protamine zinc | <chemical> A long-acting insulin with an approximate time of onset of 7 hours and duration of action 36 hours, consisting of bovine or pork insulin reacted with zinc chloride and protamine to form a protein complex from which insulin is slowly released. Pharmacological action: hypoglycaemic agents. Chemical name: Insulin protamine zinc (12 Dec 1998) |
| acid sulfate | A salt containing HSO4-. Synonym: acid sulfate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active sulfate | 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate;an intermediate in the formation of urinary ethereal sulfates, notable for containing a "high energy" sulfate bond; the 3'-OH of adenosine is replaced by -OPO3H2, the 5'-OH by -OP(O2H)-OSO3H. Synonym: active sulfate. Acronym: PAPS (05 Mar 2000) |
| adenine sulfate | Adenine conjugated with sulfuric acid; used to stimulate leukocyte production in agranulocytosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adenylyl sulfate-ammonia adenylyltransferase | <enzyme> Forms adenosine 5'-phosphoramidate Registry number: EC 2.7.7.- Synonym: adenylyl sulphate-ammonia adenylyltransferase, as-aat (26 Jun 1999) |
| aluminum ammonium sulfate | AlNH4(SO4)2;an astringent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum potassium sulfate | AlK(SO4)2;an astringent and styptic; also used in veterinary medicine for ulcerative stomatitis, leukorrhoea, and conjunctivitis. Synonym: potassium alum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum sulfate octadecahydrate | Astringent detergent for skin ulcers. Synonym: cake alum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amikacin sulfate | An aminoglycoside antibiotic agent with antimicrobial activity similar to that of kanamycin; also effective against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonium ferric sulfate | An astringent and styptic. Synonym: ammonium ferric sulfate, ferric alum, iron alum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonium sulfate | <chemical> Sulfuric acid diammonium salt. It is used in fractionation of proteins. Chemical name: Sulfuric acid diammonium salt (12 Dec 1998) |
| atropine sulfate | An anticholinergic; a widely used soluble salt of atropine. (05 Mar 2000) |