| Omega-amidase | <enzyme> Catalyses the conversion of a monoamide of a dicarboxylic acid to a dicarboxylate and ammonia Registry number: EC 3.5.1.3 Synonym: alpha-keto acid omega-amidase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| omega-chloroacetophenone | <chemical> A potent eye, throat, and skin irritant. One of its uses is as a riot control agent. Pharmacological action: irritants, tear gases. Chemical name: Ethanone, 1-phenyl-, monochloro deriv. (12 Dec 1998) |
| omega-hydroxyleukotriene E4 dehydrogenase | <enzyme> Liver microsome enzyme converts omega-hydroxyleukotriene e4 to 20-carboxyleukotriene e4 Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- Synonym: omega-hydroxy-lte4 dehydrogenase, 20-hydroxyleukotriene e4 dehydrogenase (26 Jun 1999) |
| omega-n-methylarginine | <chemical> A competitive inhibitor of nitric oxide synthetase. Pharmacological action: enzyme inhibitors. (12 Dec 1998) |
| omega-oxidation | Oxidation at the carbon atom farthest removed (ω-carbon) from the carboxyl group (carbon 1); thus, in this pathway, a dicarboxylic acid is formed; an important pathway in the degradation of prostaglandins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| omega-oxidation theory | That the oxidation of fatty acids commences at the CH3 group, i.e., the terminal or omega-group; beta-oxidation then proceeds at both ends of the fatty acid chain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eicosapentaenoic omega 3-epoxygenase | <enzyme> Forms 17,18-dihydroxy-5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid from 17(18)-epoxy-5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid; from seminal fluid of primates and sheep Registry number: EC 1.14.13.- Synonym: eicosapentaenoic acid omega3 epoxygenase, ep omega3-epoxygenase (26 Jun 1999) |
| activated fatty acid | A fatty acyl-coenzyme A thiol ester. (05 Mar 2000) |
| branched-chain fatty-acid-kinase | <enzyme> From anaerobic spirochete ma-2 Registry number: EC 2.7.2.14 Synonym: isovalerate kinase, 2-methylbutyrate kinase, isobutyrate kinase (26 Jun 1999) |
| branched-chain fatty acid synthetase | <enzyme> Analogous to fatty acid synthetase complex but starting with a branched chain keto acid; from bacillis subtilis Registry number: EC 2.3.1.- Synonym: bcfa synthetase (26 Jun 1999) |
| volatile fatty acid number | An index of the volatile acid content of a fat; the number of milliliters of 0.1 n KOH required to neutralise the soluble volatile fatty acids in 5 g of fat that has been saponified, acidified to liberate the fatty acids, and then steam-distilled. Synonym: volatile fatty acid number. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polyenoic fatty acid isomerase | <enzyme> Catalyses conversion of arachidonic acid and 5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid to 5,7,9,14-eicosatetraenoic acid and 5,7,9,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid, respectively Registry number: EC 5.3.3.- Synonym: pfi enzyme (26 Jun 1999) |
| saturated fatty acid | A fatty acid, the carbon chain of which contains no ethylenic or other unsaturated linkages between carbon atoms (e.g., stearic acid and palmitic acid); called saturated because it is incapable of absorbing any more hydrogen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| xenobiotic medium chain fatty acid - coenzyme A ligase | <enzyme> Partial amino acid sequence of enzyme from bovine liver mitochondria given I first source; has high sequence homology to human and rat sa protein Registry number: EC 6.2.1.- Synonym: xl-i ligase, xl-i carboxylic acid - CoA ligase (26 Jun 1999) |
| delta-13 fatty acid desaturase | <enzyme> Involved in sex pheromone biosynthesis from palmitic acid in the moth thaumetopoea pityocampa, acts in conjunction with an 11-desaturase Registry number: EC 1.14.99.- Synonym: delta-13 desaturase (26 Jun 1999) |