| 15-hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic acid | <chemical> A stable prostaglandin endoperoxide analog which serves as a thromboxane mimetic. Its actions include mimicking the hydro-osmotic effect of vasopressin and activation of phospholipase c. Pharmacological action: vasoconstrictor agents. Chemical name: 5-Heptenoic Acid, 7-(6-(3-Hydroxy-1-Ocentyl)-2-Oxabicyclo(2.2.1)hept-5-yl)-, (1R-(1alpha,4alpha,5 beta(Z),6alpha(1E,3S*)))- (12 Dec 1998) |
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| NAD 3 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one-oxidoreductase | <enzyme> From rat liver microsomes Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- Synonym: nad-3-hp-20-oor (26 Jun 1999) |
| 7 alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one-12 alpha monooxygenase | <enzyme> Liver microsomal enzyme active in conversion of cholesterol to cholic acid; introduces a 12 alpha-hydroxyl group into the steroid nucleus of cholesterol Registry number: EC 1.14.99.- Synonym: 7-hco-monooxygenase, hco 12 alpha-hydroxylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid | <chemical> Alpha-amino-2,3-dihydro-5-methyl-3-oxo-4-isoxazolepropanoic acid. An ibotenic acid homolog and glutamate agonist. The compound is the defining agonist for the ampa subtype of glutamate receptors (receptors, ampa). It has been used as a radionuclide imaging agent but is more commonly used as an experimental tool in cell biological studies. Pharmacological action: excitatory amino acid agonists. Chemical name: 4-Isoxazolepropanoic acid, alpha-amino-2,3-dihydro-5-methyl-3-oxo- (12 Dec 1998) |
| kanamycin - alpha-hydroxy-gamma-aminobutyl acylase | <enzyme> Transforms kanamycin into amikacin Registry number: EC 2.3.1.- Synonym: alpha-hydroxy-gamma-aminobutyl acylase, haba acylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| alpha-hydroxymethyl-alpha'-(N-acetylaminomethylene)succinic acid hydrolase | <enzyme> Involved in degradation of vitamin b6; forms acetic acid plus ammonia plus carbon dioxide plus alpha-hydroxymethyl-succinic monoaldehyde Registry number: EC 3.5.1.- Synonym: compound b hydrolase (26 Jun 1999) |
| hydroxy acid | <chemistry> Any molecule which is an acid and which has a hydroxyl group (an -OH or alcohol group) attached to it. (09 Oct 1997) |
| 12-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid | A lipoxygenase metabolite of arachidonic acid. It is a highly selective ligand used to label mu-opioid receptors in both membranes and tissue sections. The 12-s-hete analog has been reported to augment tumour cell metastatic potential through activation of protein kinase c. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 2-hydroxy-isonicotinic acid hydroxylase | <enzyme> Forms 2,6-dihydroxy-isonicotinic acid (citrazinic acid); contains iron and a flavin; incorporates hydroxyl group of water Registry number: EC 1.- Synonym: hinah (26 Jun 1999) |
| 3-hydroxy-2-pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid | A derivative of proline found in certain collagens, particularly basement membrane collagen. Synonym: 3-hydroxy-2-pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 5-formyl-3-hydroxy-2-methylpyridine-4-carboxylic acid dehydrogenase | <enzyme> Nad+ dependent; from pseudomonas ma-1 grown on pyridoxine; involved in vitamin b6 degradation Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- Synonym: fhmpc dehydrogenase (26 Jun 1999) |
| 5-hydroxy-N-methylpyroglutamic acid synthetase | <enzyme> Methylamine plus alpha-ketoglutarate gives 5-hydroxy-n-methylpyroglutamic acid Registry number: EC 4.2.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| alpha, alpha-phosphotrehalase | <enzyme> Forms glucose plus glucose-6-phosphate Registry number: EC 3.2.1.93 Synonym: trehalose-6-phosphate hydrolase, phospho-alpha(1,1)glucosidase, trea gene product, trec gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| alpha,alpha-trehalose phosphorylase | <enzyme> Chemical name: alpha-d-glucopyranosyl-alpha-d-glucopyranose orthophosphate glucosyltransferase Registry number: EC 2.4.1.64 Synonym: trehalose phosphorylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| alpha-dextrin endo-1,6-alpha-glucosidase | <enzyme> An enzyme with action similar to that of isoamylase; it cleaves 1,6-alpha-glucosidic linkages in pullalan, amylopectin, and glycogen, and in alpha-and beta-amylase limit-dextrins of amylopectin and glycogen. Compare: isoamylase. Synonym: limit dextrinase, pullulanase, R enzyme. (05 Mar 2000) |