| pantelegraph | See Telegraph. Origin: Pan- + telegraph. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pantetheinase | <enzyme> Catalyses hydrolysis of pantethine to panothenic acid and cysteamine Registry number: EC 3.5.1.- Synonym: pantetheine hydrolase (26 Jun 1999) |
| pantetheine | <chemical> 2,4-dihydroxy-n-[2-[(2-merceptoethyl)carbamoyl]ethyl]-3,3-dimethylbutyramide. An intermediate in the pathway of coenzyme a formation in mammalian liver and some microorganisms. Chemical name: Butanamide, 2,4-dihydroxy-N-(3-((2-mercaptoethyl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)-3,3-dimethyl-, (R)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| pantetheine 4'-phosphate | The prosthetic group of the acyl carrier protein in the fatty acid synthase complex. Synonym: pantetheine 4'-phosphate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pantetheine kinase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of pantetheine by ATP to pantetheine 4'-phosphate; a step in coenzyme A biosynthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pantethine | The disulfide formed from two pantetheines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| panthenol | D-(+)-2,4-dihydroxy-N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-3,3-dimethylbutyramide;pantothenic acid with -CH2OH replacing the terminal -COOH; a cholinergic agent and a dietary source of pantothenic acid. Synonym: panthenol, pantothenyl alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pantheologist | One versed in pantheology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pantheology | <study> A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete system of theology. Origin: Pan- + theology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| panther | 1. <zoology> A large dark-coloured variety of the leopard, by some zoologists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the colour of the body. 2. <zoology> In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar. <zoology> Panther cat, a spotted East Indian cowry (Cypraea pantherina); so called from its colour. Origin: OE. Pantere, F. Panthere, L. Panthera, Gr, prob. Fr. Skr. Pundrika a tiger. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pantheress | <zoology> A female panther. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| panthodic | Denoting a wide and extreme diffusion of a nerve impulse. Synonym: panthodic, pollodic. Origin: pan-+ G. Hodos, way (05 Mar 2000) |
| pantingly | With palpitation or rapid breathing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| panto- | <prefix> Combining forms signifying all, every; as, panorama, pantheism, pantagraph, pantograph. Pan- becomes pam- before b or p, as pamprodactylous. Origin: Gr, m,neut, gen, all. (29 Oct 1998) |
| pantoate | A salt or ester of pantoic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |