| indoleacetic acids | Acetic acid derivatives of the heterocyclic compound indole. (merck index, 11th ed) (12 Dec 1998) |
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| indoleethylamine N-methyltransferase | <enzyme> Request from searcher (1973) Registry number: EC 2.1.1.- Synonym: inetmt (26 Jun 1999) |
| indolent | 1. Free from toil, pain, or trouble. 2. Indulging in ease; avoiding labour and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man. "To waste long nights in indolent repose." (Pope) 3. <medicine> Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent tumour. Synonym: Idle, lazy, slothful, sluggish, listless, inactive, inert. See Idle. Origin: Pref. In- not + L. Dolens, -entis, p. Pr. Of dolere to feel pain: cf. F. Indolent. See Dolorous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| indolent bubo | An indurated enlargement of an inguinal node. Malignant bubo, the enlarged lymph node associated with bubonic plague. Parotid bubo, a swelling of the parotid gland due to secondary septic infection. Primary bubo, a bubo occurring as the first sign of venereal infection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indolepyruvate decarboxylase | <enzyme> From enterobacter cloacae; catalyses the conversion of indole-3-pyruvic acid to indole-3-acetaldehyde Registry number: EC 4.1.1- Synonym: ipdcase (26 Jun 1999) |
| indolepyruvate ferredoxin oxidoreductase | <enzyme> Catalyses the coenzyme a-dependent oxidative decarboxylation of aryl pyruvates; indolepyruvate forms indoleacetyl-CoA Registry number: EC 1.2.7.- Synonym: ior enzyme (26 Jun 1999) |
| indolic acids | Metabolites of l-tryptophan formed within the body or by intestinal microorganisms; the principal indolic acids encountered in urine are indoleacetic acid, indoleacetylglutamine, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, and indolelactic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indolin | <chemistry> A dark resinous substance, polymeric with indol, and obtained by the reduction of indigo white. See: Indol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| indologenous | Producing or causing the production of indole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indoluria | Excretion of indole in the urine; actual reference commonly is to indolic acids and indoxyl, as indole itself rarely appears in the urine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indolyl | The radical of indole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indolyl-3-alkane-alpha-hydroxylase | <enzyme> Indoyl-3-alkane-alpha-hydroxylase; haemprotein which needs no cofactor Registry number: EC 1.13.99.- Synonym: tryptophan side chain oxidase (26 Jun 1999) |
| indomable | Alternative term for indomitable. Origin: L. Indomabilis; pref. In- not + domabilis tamable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| indomethacin | <drug> Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that blocks the production of arachidonic acid metabolites by inhibiting cyclooxygenase. (18 Nov 1997) |
| indomitable | Not to be subdued; untamable; invincible; as, an indomitable will, courage, animal. Origin: L. Indomitabilis; pref. In- not + domitare, intens. Fr. Domare to tame. See Tame. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |