| CN- | cyanide anion |
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| HPAC | high-performance anion-exchange chromatography; hypothalamo-pituitary-adreno-cortical |
| VDAC | voltage-dependent anion channel |
| OBS(?) | Organic Brain Syndrome |
| 'Greek letter alpha' | angular acceleration; first [carbon atom next to the carbon atom bearing the active group in organic... |
| polypeptide N-acetylgalactosominyltransferase | <enzyme> N-acetylgalactosaminyl residue is transferred to threonine or serine hydroxyl groups Registry number: EC 2.4.1.41 Synonym: protein-udpacetylgalactosaminyltransferase, udp-n-acetylgalactosamine mucin transferase, udp-n-acetylgalactosamine-polypeptide n-acetylgalactosamine transferase, udpacetylgalactosamine-protein acetylgalactosaminyltransferase, udp-gpagat, udp-galnac-polypeptide, n-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase, galnac-transferase, udp-galnac-polypeptide n-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| tissue polypeptide antigen | Serological tumour marker composed of a molecular complex of cytokeratins 8, 18, and 19. It is used in the diagnosis and staging of bronchogenic carcinoma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| trefoil polypeptide | A group of polypeptides that share the trefoil moiety of a highly stable three-loop structure held together by disulfide bonds based on cysteine residues; they are widely expressed in gastrointestinal tissues and secreted by mucous cells; their functions are as yet unknown. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acute organic brain syndrome | <syndrome> A constellation of behavioural or psychological signs and symptoms including problems with attention, concentration, memory, confusion, anxiety, and depression caused by transient or permanent dysfunction of the brain. Synonym: acute organic brain syndrome, OBS, organic mental syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| volatile organic compounds | (VOC) Emissions of non-methane hydrocarbons, measured by standard DEQ methods. (05 Dec 1998) |
| substance-induced organic mental disorders | Mental disorders caused by use of drugs, e.g., cocaine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organic | Any foods grown without the use of chemical fertilisers or pesticides, in soil made rich by composting and mulching. Pertaining to carbon-based compounds produced by living plants, animals or by synthetic processes. (27 Sep 1997) |
| organic acid | An acid made up of molecules containing organic radicals; e.g., acetic acid, citric acid, which contain the ionizable -COOH group. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organic brain syndrome | <syndrome> A constellation of behavioural or psychological signs and symptoms including problems with attention, concentration, memory, confusion, anxiety, and depression caused by transient or permanent dysfunction of the brain. Synonym: acute organic brain syndrome, OBS, organic mental syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organic catalyst | A catalyst that is an organic molecule. See: enzyme, ribozyme. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organic chemicals | A broad class of substances containing carbon and its derivatives. Many of these chemicals will frequently contain hydrogen with or without oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, and other elements. They exist in either carbon chain or carbon ring form. (12 Dec 1998) |
| organic chemistry | <chemistry> A branch of chemistry that deals specifically with the structures, synthesis and reactions of carbon-containing compounds. (11 Jan 1998) |
| organic compound | <chemistry> A compound containing carbon. (11 Jan 1998) |
| organic contracture | Contracture, usually due to fibrosis within the muscle that persists whether the subject is conscious or unconscious. Synonym: fixed contracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organic deafness | Deafness due to a pathologic process or an organic aetiology, as opposed to psychogenic deafness. (05 Mar 2000) |