| dimethyl sulfoxide reductase | <enzyme> From anaerobically grown E coli; reduced fmn and fad or methyl viologen can serve as electron donors Registry number: EC 1.8.99.- Synonym: dimethylsulfoxide reductase, dmso reductase, dora gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
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| dimethyl sulphoxide | <chemical> A substance with the formula (CH3)2SO that is used as a cryoprotectant to protect cultured animal cells from the damaging effects of cryopreservation (storage by freezing). It is also used in transfection to increase the chances that the target eukaryotic cells will actually pick up, incorporate and express the DNA. (09 Oct 1997) |
| dimethyl tubocurarine chloride | Dimethyl ether of d-tubocurarine chloride; a skeletal muscle relaxant. See: tubocurarine chloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dimethyl tubocurarine iodide | (+)-O,O'-dimethylchondrocurarine diiodide;a nondepolarising neuromuscular blocking agent used to provide relaxation during surgical operations. Synonym: dimethyl d-tubocurarine, dimethyl tubocurarine iodide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine synthase | <chemical> Converts 5-amino-6-ribitylamino-2,4(1h,3h)-pyrimidinedione plus ribose 5-phosphate to an aliphatic intermediate which is converted to 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine Chemical name: synthase, 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine Synonym: 6,7-dmrl synthase, lumazine synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| 9,10-dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene | <chemical> 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon found in tobacco smoke that is a potent carcinogen. Pharmacological action: carcinogens. Chemical name: Benz(a)anthracene, 7,12-dimethyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |
| abscisic acid | <biochemistry> A lipid hormone that inhibits cell growth in plants, it is associated with fruit drop, leaf death and seed dormancy. It is synthesised in the plastids from carotenoids. This hormone helps plants deal with water loss, and its effects can be reversed with gibberellins. (06 May 1997) |
| abscisic acid 8'-hydroxylase | <enzyme> Catalyses conversion of abscisic acid to 8'-hydroxyabscisic acid, which rearranges to phaseic acid Registry number: EC 1.14.99.- Synonym: aba 8'-hydroxylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| acetic acid | <chemical> The acid most commonly associated with vinegar, it is the most commercially important organic acid and is used to manufacture a wide range of chemical products, such as plastics and Acetobacter but, except for making vinegar, is usually made through synthetic processes. Derivatives of acetic acid which may be formed by substitution reactions. Mono- and di-substituted, as well as, halogenated compounds have been synthesised. Experimentally, alpha- and n2- substituted acetic acids have been examined for their anti-inflammatory activity and effect on the central nervous system respectively. Additionally, limited exposure data has been collected on dibromo and dichloroacetic acids to determine whether they pose health effects. Synonym: ethanoic acid. (26 Jun 1999) |
| acetoacetic acid | CH3COCH2COOH;one of the ketone bodies, formed in excess and appearing in the urine in starvation or diabetes. Synonym: diacetic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetohydroxamic acid | C2H5NO2; N-Hydroxyacetamide;an inhibitor of urease, used as adjunctive therapy in chronic urea-splitting urinary infections. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetrizoic acid | <chemical> A water-soluble, iodinated radiographic contrast medium, used as sodium acetrizoate in hysterosalpingography. Pharmacological action: contrast media. Chemical name: Benzoic acid, 3-(acetylamino)-2,4,6-triiodo- (12 Dec 1998) |
| acetylsalicylic acid | <drug> An odourless, white, slightly bitter drug used to reduce pain, fever, inflammation and sometimes to prevent blood clotting. Also called aspirin. Some people cannot tolerate it because it can cause stomach bleeding, however. It is soluble in both water and alcoholand melts at 132 to 136 degrees C. (06 May 1997) |