| carbon monoxide | <chemical> An organic byproduct of combustion, tasteless, odourless gas that competes with oxygen binding sites on the haemoglobin molecule. Early symptoms of carbon monoxide exposure include headache and nausea. Advanced exposure results in coma, cardiovascular collapse and death. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| carbon monoxide dehydrogenase disulfide reductase | <enzyme> Catalyses a reversible exchange of coash with acetyl-CoA in combination with carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.99.2) Registry number: EC 1.8.- Synonym: co dehydrogenase disulfide reductase, co-dd-reductase (26 Jun 1999) |
| carbon monoxide haemoglobin | <chemical> Chemical name: Haemoglobins, carbonyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbon monoxide-methylene blue oxidoreductase | <enzyme> Molybdenum-containing iron-sulfur flavoprotein from pseudomonas carboxydovorans; forms carbon dioxide Registry number: EC 1.2.3.- Synonym: cm-mb oxidoreductase, carbon monoxide oxidase (26 Jun 1999) |
| carbon monoxide poisoning | Toxic asphyxiation due to the displacement of oxygen from oxyhemoglobin by carbon monoxide. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hemoglobin | <cell biology, haematology> Four subunit globular oxygen carrying protein of the erythrocytes of vertebrates and some invertebrates. It is a conjugated protein containing four haem groups and globin. There are two alpha and two beta chains (very similar to myoglobin) in adult humans, the haem moiety (an iron containing substituted porphyrin) is firmly held in a nonpolar crevice in each peptide chain. There are four globin polypeptide chains, designated alpha, beta, gamma, delta in the adult. Each is composed of several hundred amino acids. (08 Mar 2000) |
| carbon-carbon double bond isomerases | <enzyme> Enzymes that catalyze the shifting of a carbon-carbon double bond from one position to another within the same molecule. Registry number: EC 5.3.3 (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbon-carbon ligases | <enzyme> Enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by the formation of a carbon-carbon bond. These are the carboxylating enzymes and are mostly biotinyl-proteins. Registry number: EC 6.4 (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbon-carbon lyases | <enzyme> Enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of a carbon-carbon bond by means other than hydrolysis or oxidation. This subclass contains the decarboxylases, the aldehyde-lyases, and the oxo-acid-lyases. Registry number: EC 4.1 (12 Dec 1998) |
| monoxide | <chemistry> An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in each molecule; as, barium monoxide. Origin: Mon- + oxide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nitrogen monoxide | <chemical> Nitrogen oxide (n2o). A colourless, odourless gas that is used as an anaesthetic and analgesic. High concentrations cause a narcotic effect and may replace oxygen, causing death by asphyxia. It is also used as a food aerosol in the preparation of whipping cream. Pharmacological action: aerosol propellants, analgesics, non-narcotic, anaesthetics, inhalation. Chemical name: Nitrogen oxide (N2O) (12 Dec 1998) |
| dinitrogen monoxide | <chemical> Nitrogen oxide (n2o). A colourless, odourless gas that is used as an anaesthetic and analgesic. High concentrations cause a narcotic effect and may replace oxygen, causing death by asphyxia. It is also used as a food aerosol in the preparation of whipping cream. Pharmacological action: aerosol propellants, analgesics, non-narcotic, anaesthetics, inhalation. Chemical name: Nitrogen oxide (N2O) (12 Dec 1998) |
| lead monoxide | Has been used as an ingredient in external applications such as lead plaster. Synonym: lead oxide (yellow), litharge, massicot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active carbon dioxide | Activated carbon dioxide, a complex of N-carboxybiotin (biotin + CO2) and an enzyme; the form in which carbon dioxide is added to other molecules in carboxylations; e.g., to methylcrotonyl-CoA to form beta-methylglutaconyl in the catabolism of leucine, and to acetyl-CoA to form malonyl-CoA. See: acetyl-CoA carboxylase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anomeric carbon | The reducing carbon of a sugar; C-1 of an aldose, C-2 of a 2-ketose. (05 Mar 2000) |