| lysergic acid amide | A psychotomimetic agent present in Rivea corymbosa and Ipomoea tricolor; possesses less hallucinogenic potency than does lysergic acid diethylamide. Synonym: ergine, lysergamide. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lysergic acid | <chemical> Chemical name: Ergoline-8-carboxylic acid, 9,10-didehydro-6-methyl-, (8beta)- (12 Dec 1998) |
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| lysergic acid diethylamide | <chemical> A centrally acting agent with hallucinogenic properties, may precipitate psychosis. Acronym: LSD (27 Sep 1997) |
| lysergic acid monoethylamide | A psychotomimetic agent present in Rivea corymbosa and Ipomoea tricolor; possesses less hallucinatory potency than does lysergic acid diethylamide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nicotinic acid amide | <biochemistry> Member of the water soluble B vitamin group, used in the production of fatty acids, steroids and cholesterol, deficiency is known as pellagra. Has cholesterol-lowering and vasodilating properties. (27 Sep 1997) |
| fatty-acid amide hydrolase | <enzyme> Degrades neuromodulatory fatty-acid amides; genbank u72497 Registry number: EC 3.5.1.- Synonym: oleamide hydrolase, faah protein, fatty acid amide hydrolase (26 Jun 1999) |
| acetic amide | <chemistry> A white crystalline solid, from ammonia by replacement of an equivalent of hydrogen by acetyl. It is used as a solvent and acts as a mild irritant. (25 Jun 1999) |
| amide | <biochemistry> An organic compound which contains a -CONH2 group. Any of the organic compounds produced when a hydrogen atom of ammonia (NH3) is replaced with a metal. (09 Oct 1997) |
| amide linkage | <biochemistry> This is a carboxylic acid containing an amino group (-NH2). In an alpha amino acid, the amino group is attached to the carbon atom directly beside the carboxyl group. (09 Oct 1997) |
| amide oximes | The oximes of amides with the general formula, R-C(NH2)-NOH. Synonym: amide oximes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amide synthases | <enzyme> Enzymes that catalyze the joining of either ammonia or an amide with another molecule, in which the linkage is in the form of a carbon-nitrogen bond. Registry number: EC 6.3.1 (12 Dec 1998) |
| angiotensin amide | <chemical> 1-l-asparagine-5-l-valine-angiotensin II. The octapeptide amide of bovine angiotensin II used to increase blood pressure by vasoconstriction. Pharmacological action: vasoconstrictor agents. Chemical name: Angiotensin II, 1-L-asparagine-5-L-valine- (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbon-nitrogen ligases with glutamine as amide-n-donor | <enzyme> Enzymes that catalyze the joining of glutamine-derived ammonia and another molecule. The linkage is in the form of a carbon-nitrogen bond. Registry number: EC 6.3.5 (12 Dec 1998) |
| cobyrinic hexa-amide | The hexa-amide of cobyrinic acid; a part of the vitamin B12 structure. Synonym: cobyrinamide, cobyrinic hexa-amide, factor V1a. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rambourg's chromic acid-phosphotungstic acid stain | <technique> A stain for glycoproteins, used with an electron microscope, with which ultrathin tissue sections reveal complex carbohydrates in the same locations as shown by Rambourg's periodic acid-chromic methenamine-silver stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| a1-acid glycoprotein | <biology> Plasma protein of mammals and birds, 38% carbohydrate. In humans a single chain glycoprotein of 39 kD. Increased levels are associated with inflammation, pregnancy and various diseases. (18 Nov 1997) |