| glyoxal | <chemistry> A white, amorphous, deliquescent powder, (CO.H)2, obtained by the partial oxidation of glycol. It is a double aldehyde, between glycol and oxalic acid. Origin: Glycol + oxalic + aldehyde. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| glyoxal oxidase | <enzyme> From phanerochaete chrysosporium; found in extracellular fluid of ligninolytic cultures; uses simple aldehyde, alpha-hydroxylcarbonyl or alpha-dicarbonyl cpds as substrates; produces hydrogen peroxide Registry number: EC 1.1.3.- Synonym: methylglyoxal oxidase (26 Jun 1999) |
| glyoxalase | <enzyme> An enzyme, lactoylglutathione lyase (g. I) or hydroxyacylglutathione hydrolase (g. II), in red cells and other tissues that converts glyoxal and substituted glyoxals bound to glutathione into the corresponding free hydroxy acids (g. II) or glyoxals (g. I). (05 Mar 2000) |
| glyoxalic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or designating, an aldehyde acid, intermediate between glycol and oxalic acid. Alternative forms: glyoxylic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| glyoxaline | <chemistry> A white, crystalline, organic base, C3H4N2, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal, and forming the origin of a large class of derivatives hence, any one of the series of which glyoxaline is a type. Synonym: oxaline. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |