| dimethyl phthalate | An insect repellent. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dimethyl suberimidate | <chemical> The methyl imidoester of suberic acid used to produce cross links in proteins. Each end of the imidoester will react with an amino group in the protein molecule to form an amidine. Pharmacological action: indicators and reagents. Chemical name: Octanediimidic acid, dimethyl ester (12 Dec 1998) |
| dimethyl sulfate | An industrial chemical (sulfuric acid dimethyl ester (CH3)2SO4), used in synthesis as an alkylating agent; it causes nystagmus, convulsions, and death from pulmonary complications. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| acetoacetyl-CoA reductase | An oxidoreductase catalyzing interconversion of a 3-oxoacyl-CoA and NADPH, and the corresponding d-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA, and NADP+. A step in fatty acid synthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetohexamide reductase | <enzyme> Catalyses the conversion of acetohexamide to (-)-hydroxyhexamide Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| acryloyl-CoA reductase | <enzyme> Clostridium kluyveri enzyme; contains fmn, ferredoxin, and flavodoxin; can act as electron donors Registry number: EC 1.3.99.- Synonym: acryloyo-coenzyme a reductase (26 Jun 1999) |
| aflatoxin B1 aldehyde reductase | <enzyme> Catalyses the conversion of the dialdehydic form of aflatoxin b1-dihydrodiol to the dialcohol form Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- Synonym: aflatoxin b1-aldehyde reductase, afb1-ar (26 Jun 1999) |
| aflatoxin B1 reductase | <enzyme> Reduces the cyclopentenone ring of aflatoxin b1 to aflatoxicol; requires NADPH as cofactor Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| aflatoxin G2a reductase | <enzyme> Has broad substrate specificity in cell-free extracts from aspergillus parasiticus; versicolorin a hemiacetal is reduced to versicolorin c; 17-hydroxy-16,17-dihydrosterigmatocystin is reduced to a 14,17-hydrated derivative; aflatoxin g2a is converted to a 13,16-hydrated derivative of afg2 Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| aldehyde reductase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses reversibly the oxidation of an aldose to an alditol. It possesses broad specificity for many aldoses. Chemical name: Alditol:NAD(P)+ 1-oxidoreductase Registry number: EC 1.1.1.21 (12 Dec 1998) |