| anionic detergents | Detergent's, such as soaps (alkali metal salts of long-chain fatty acids), that carry a negative electric charge on a lipid-like molecule and exert a limited antibacterial effect. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cationic detergents | Detergent's, such as the amine salts or quaternary ammonium or pyridinium compounds of long-chain fatty acids, that have positively charged groups attached to the larger hydrophobic portions. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| detergents | Purifying or cleansing agents, usually salts of long-chain aliphatic bases or acids, that exert cleansing (oil-dissolving) and antimicrobial effects through a surface action that depends on possessing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anionic | Pertaining to or containing an anion. (18 Nov 1997) |
| anionic detergent | Detergents in which the hydrophilic funtion is fulfilled by an anionic grouping. Fatty acids are the best known natural products in this class, but it is doubtful if they have a specific detergent function in any biological system. The important synthetic species are aliphatic sulphate esters, for example sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS or SLS). (18 Nov 1997) |
| anionic neutrophil activating peptide | <cytokine> A cytokine that activates neutrophils and attracts neutrophils and T-lymphocytes. It is released by several cell types including monocytes, macrophages, T-lymphocytes, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and keratinocytes by an inflammatory stimulus. Il-8 is a member of the beta-thromboglobulin superfamily and structurally related to platelet factor 4. Acronym: IL-8 (12 Dec 1998) |
| tobacco anionic peroxidase | <enzyme> Has been shown to oxidise a number of significant plant secondary cpds in vitro; from nicotiana tabacum; expressed in highest level in lignifying and epidermal tissue; aa sequence known; genbank l02124 Registry number: EC 1.11.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |