| benzoyl hydrate | C6H5COOH;occurs naturally in gum benzoin; it is used as a food preservative, locally as a fungistatic, and orally as an antiseptic, diuretic, and expectorant. It is excreted rapidly as hippuric acid. Synonym: benzoyl hydrate, flowers of benzoin. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| benzoyl | <chemistry> A compound radical, C6H5.CO; the base of benzoic acid, of the oil of bitter almonds, and of an extensive series of compounds. [Formerly written also benzule. Origin: Benzoic + Gr. Wood. See -yl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| benzoyl-CoA 3-monooxygenase | <enzyme> A fad-dependent hydroxylase that hydroxylates benzoyl-CoA to 3-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA; mw 130 kD (composed of two identical subunits of 56 kD); from denitrifying pseudomonas sp. Registry number: EC 1.14.13.- Synonym: benzoyl-coenzyme a 3-monooxygenase (26 Jun 1999) |
| benzoyl-CoA-anthranilate N-benzoyltransferase | <enzyme> Specific for anthranilate; almost no activity towards 4-hydroxyanthranilate; involved in phytoalexin biosyntesis Registry number: EC 2.3.1.- Synonym: b-CoA-anb transferase, benzoyl-coenzyme a-anthranilate n-benzoyltransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| benzoyl-coenzyme A-4-oxidoreductase | <enzyme> Acts on an aromatic ch-ch bond; catalyses the conversion of 4-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA to benzoyl-CoA Registry number: EC 1.3.99.- Synonym: benzoyl-CoA-4-oxidoreductase, 4-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA reductase (dehydroxylating), hbab gene product, hbac gene product, hbad gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| benzoyl peroxide | <chemical> Dibenzoyl peroxide. A peroxide derivative that has been used topically for burns and as a dermatologic agent in the treatment of acne and poison ivy. It is used also as a bleach in the food industry. Pharmacological action: keratolytic agents. Chemical name: Peroxide, dibenzoyl (12 Dec 1998) |
| N-benzoyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase | <enzyme> Splits 4-nitrophenyl-2-benzamido-2-deoxy-beta-d-glucopyranoside from liver of the scallop mizuhopecten yessoensis Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| aluminum hydrate | <chemical> Hydrated aluminum. A compound with many biomedical applications: as a gastric antacid, an antiperspirant, in dentifrices, as an emulsifier, as an adjuvant in bacterins and vaccines, in water purification, etc. Pharmacological action: antacids, pharmaceutic aid. Chemical name: Aluminum hydroxide (Al(OH)3) (12 Dec 1998) |
| amyl hydrate | C5H11NO2;a vasodilator used in angina pectoris and cyanide poisoning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caffeine hydrate | Monohydrate of caffeine, a central nervous system stimulant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| geranyl pyrophosphate-sabinene hydrate cyclase | <enzyme> Enzyme from sweet marjoram; catalyses cation-dependent cyclization of geranyl pyrophosphate to cis and trans sabinene hydrate, deriving oh from water, not from the pyrophosphate ester Registry number: EC 5.5.- Synonym: sabinene hydrate cyclase, sabinene hydrate synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| chloral hydrate | <chemical> A hypnotic and sedative used in the treatment of insomnia. The safety margin is too narrow for chloral hydrate to be used as a general anaesthetic in humans, but it is commonly used for that purpose in animal experiments. It is no longer considered useful as an anti-anxiety medication. Pharmacological action: sedatives, nonbarbiturate, anaesthetics, intravenous. Chemical name: 1,1-Ethanediol, 2,2,2-trichloro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| hydrate | <chemistry> A compound formed by the union of water with some other substance, generally forming a neutral body, as certain crystallized salts. A substance which does not contain water as such, but has its constituents (hydrogen, oxygen, hydroxyl) so arranged that water may be eliminated; hence, a derivative of, or compound with, hydroxyl; hydroxide; as, ethyl hydrate, or common alcohol; calcium hydrate, or slaked lime. Origin: Gr. "ydwr water: cf. F. Hydrate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hydrate crystal | One of several possible microstructural arrangements of water molecules based on intermolecular forces; suggested as being involved in the mode of action of inhalation anaesthetics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hydrate microcrystal theory of anaesthesia | A theory of narcosis pertaining to nonhydrogen-bonding agents; postulates the interaction of the molecules of the anaesthetic drug with water molecules in the brain. Synonym: Pauling's theory. (05 Mar 2000) |
| triketohydrindene hydrate | Former name for ninhydrin. (05 Mar 2000) |