| methanol | A toxic, colourless, flammable alcohol which is used in some antifreeze and to manufacture formaldehyde. It can cause blindness and other nervous system damage if ingested (09 Oct 1997) |
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| methanol fixative | A fixative used with dry blood films, and often incorporated into the stain used. (05 Mar 2000) |
| methanol oxidase | <enzyme> Contains fad and flavin semiquinone; from the yeast hansenula polymorpha Registry number: EC 1.1.99.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| methanol poisoning | Poisoning by ingestion of methanol or wood alcohol. This ingestion leads to a severe metabolic acidosis and can also cause blindness. Liver and kidney damage can result. (27 Sep 1997) |
| methanol-2-mercaptoethanesulfonic acid methyltransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses first reaction in conversion of methanol to methane by methanosarcina barkeri; 24-kD subunit mtac and 49-kD subunit mtab of mt1 corrinoid protein have been sequenced; genbank y08310 Registry number: EC 2.1.1.- Synonym: methanol-coenzyme m methyltransferase, methanol-com methyltransferase, corrinoid protein mt1, mtab gene product, mtac gene product (26 Jun 1999) |