| PD | Doctor of Pharmacy; Dublin Pharmacopoeia; interpupillary distance; Paget disease; pancreatic duct; p... |
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| PEP | peptidase; phospho(enol)pyruvate; peer evaluation program; phosphoenolpyruvate; pigmentation, edema,... |
| PMP | pain management program; patient management program; patient medication profile; peripheral myelin p... |
| PP | diphosphate group; emphysema [pink puffers]; near point of accommodation [Lat. punctum proximum]; pa... |
| PPD | packs per day; paraphenylenediamine; percussion and postural drainage; permanent partial disability;... |
| molybdenum-iron protein aldehyde oxidoreductase | <enzyme> Related to xanthine oxidase; isolated from desulfovibrio gigas Registry number: EC 1.2.7.- Synonym: mop protein (26 Jun 1999) |
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| monoclonal protein | A homogenous immunoglobulin resulting from the proliferation of a single clone of plasma cells and which, during electrophoresis of serum, appears as a narrow band or "spike"; it is characterised by heavy chains of a single class and subclass, and light chains of a single type. Synonym: M protein, monoclonal protein, paraprotein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 | <cytokine> A chemokine that is a chemoattractant for human monocytes and may also cause cellular activation of specific functions related to host defense. It is produced by leukocytes of both monocyte and lymphocyte lineage and by fibroblasts during tissue injury. Synonym: monocyte chemotactic and activating factor (12 Dec 1998) |
| pi protein | <protein> Polypeptide (35 kD) that is required for the initiation of DNA replication in the R6K antibiotic resistance plasmid, of which there are 12-18 copy equivalents in the E. Coli chromosome. (18 Nov 1997) |
| placental calcium-binding protein | <protein> Calcium binding protein of placenta, uterus and vasculature containing the EF hand motif. (18 Nov 1997) |
| placenta protein | human placental lactogen |
| whey protein | The soluble protein contained in the whey of milk clotted by rennin; e.g., lactoglobulin, alpha-lactalbumin, lactoferrin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| motor protein | <protein> Proteins that bind ATP and are able to move on a suitable substrate with concomitant ATP hydrolysis. most eukaryotic motor proteins move by binding to a specific site on either actin filaments (myosin) or on microtubules (dynein, kinesin). They are normally elongated molecules with two active binding sites although some kinesin analogues have a single site. The distal end of the molecule normally binds adaptor proteins that enable them to make stable interactions with membranous vesicles or with filamentous structures, which then constitute the cargo to be moved along the substrate filament. (18 Nov 1997) |
| M protein | 1. Galactoside carrier in E. Coli 2. Cell surface antigen of Brucella. 3. Structural protein in the M line of striated muscle (myomesin). (4) Cell wall protein of streptococci: antibody typing of the M protein is important in identification of different strains of Group A streptococci (at least 55 serotypes are known). The M protein confers antiphagocytic properties on the cell and is present as hair like fimbriae on the surface. M protein is an important virulence factor and antibodies directed against M protein are essential for phagocytic killing of the bacteria. (18 Nov 1997) |
| plasma protein | <haematology> One of the hundreds of different proteins present in blood plasma, including carrier proteins (such albumin, transferrin and haptoglobin), fibrinogen and other coagulation factors, complement components, immunoglobulins, enzyme inhibitors, precursors of substances such as angiotension and bradykinin and many other types of proteins. (14 Oct 1997) |
| compound protein | A protein that contains atleast one prosthetic group. (09 Oct 1997) |
| platelet basic protein | <protein> Protein that is the precursor of connective tissue activating peptide III and _ thromboglobulin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| congenital protein C or s deficiency | This inherited disorder of blood coagulation is characterised by a deficiency of vitamin K dependent plasma proteins (C and s) that are naturally occurring anticoagulants. This disorder results in an increased risk of blood clot formation within the circulatory system. (27 Sep 1997) |
| conjugated protein | A protein that contains atleast one prosthetic group. (09 Oct 1997) |
| copper protein | A protein containing one or more copper ions; e.g., cytochrome c oxidase, phenol oxidase. (05 Mar 2000) |