| acceptor | A compound that will take up a chemical group (e.g., an amine group, a methyl group, a carbamoyl group) from another compound (the donor); under the action of alanine transaminase, l-glutamic acid is an amine donor while pyruvic acid is an amine acceptor. Origin: L. Ac-cipio, pp. -ceptus, to accept (05 Mar 2000) |
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| acceptor control | <biochemistry> The regulation of the respiration rate, governed by ADP's ability to be a phosphate group acceptor. (06 May 1997) |
| acceptor RNA | rNA |
| acceptor site | The ribosomal binding site for the aminoacyl-tRNA during protein synthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acceptor splicing site | Boundary between the right end of an intron and the left end of the adjacent exon. Synonym: acceptor splicing site. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alcohol dehydrogenase (acceptor) | An oxidoreductase that reversibly converts primary alcohols to aldehydes with an H acceptor other than NADP+. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| phenylglyoxylate - acceptor oxidoreductase | <enzyme> Requires coenzyme a; converts phenylglyoxylate to benzoyl-CoA with release of co2 Registry number: EC 1.2.99.- Synonym: phenylglyoxylate oxidoreductase (acylating) (26 Jun 1999) |
| proton acceptor | <chemistry> A base, an anionic substance that acceptsa proton during an acid-basereaction. (09 Oct 1997) |
| hydrogen acceptor | A molecule that, in conjunction with a tissue enzyme system, carries hydrogen from one metabolite (oxidant) to another (reductant) or to molecular oxygen to form H2O. Synonym: hydrogen acceptor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dimethylsulfide - acceptor oxidoreductase | <enzyme> Contains b-type haem and pterin molybdenum cofactor; distinct from dimethylsulfoxide reductase; mw 152 kD; from rhodobacter sulfidophilus Registry number: EC 1.8.99.- Synonym: me2so-acceptor oxidoreductase, molybdenum oxotransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| electron acceptor | <chemistry> A molecule or compound that gets electrons during an oxidation-reduction reaction. (19 Jan 1998) |
| L-sorbose-(acceptor) 5-oxidoreductase | <enzyme> Fad-dependent enzyme that catalyses conversion of l-sorbose to l-sorbosone; 58-kD membrane protein in gluconobacter oxydans Registry number: EC 1.1.99.12 Synonym: l-sorbose dehydrogenase, sdh enzyme (26 Jun 1999) |