| dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate | A precursor of androgens and oestrogen and the most abundant steroid in the circulation. (j gerontol 1993;48(5):b196-200) (12 Dec 1998) |
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| dehydroepiandrosterone sulfotransferase | <enzyme> Forms the 3-sulfate ester Registry number: EC 2.8.2.- Synonym: dhea sulfotransferase, dhea sulphotransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| dehydrogenase | <enzyme> Enzyme that oxidizes a substrate by transferring hydrogen to an acceptor that is either NAD/NADP or a flavin enzyme. (18 Nov 1997) |
| dehydrogenate | <chemistry> To deprive of, or free from, hydrogen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dehydrogenation | The removal of one or more hydrogen ions or protons from a molecule. This can be done by a dehydrogenase enzyme. (09 Oct 1997) |
| dehydroisoandrosterone | 3b-hydroxyandrost-5-ene-17-one;a weakly androgenic steroid secreted largely by the adrenal cortex, but also by the testes; one of the principal components of urinary 17-ketosteroids; a precursor of testosterone. Synonym: androstenolone, dehydroisoandrosterone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dehydropeptidase II | <enzyme> An enzyme catalyzing hydrolysis of a wide variety of N-acyl amino acids to the corresponding amino acid and an acid anion. Synonym: benzamide, dehydropeptidase II, hippuricase, histozyme. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dehydroretinaldehyde | 3-Dehydroretinaldehyde;dehydroretinol with -CHO instead of -CH2OH at the terminal carbon of the side chain. Synonym: retinene-2, vitamin A2 aldehyde. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dehydroretinoic acid | 3-Dehydroretinoic acid;dehydroretinol with -COOH in place of -CH2OH at the terminal carbon of the side chain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dehydroretinol | 3-Dehydroretinol;retinol with an additional double bond in the 3-4 position of the cyclohexane ring. Synonym: vitamin A2. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dehydrosqualene desaturase | <enzyme> Involved in the synthesis of yellow carotenoid 4,4'-diaponeurosporene in staphylococcus aureus; 448 amino acids, mw 51 kD; amino acid sequence given in first source (orf2); genbank x73889 Registry number: EC 1.- Synonym: crtn protein, crtn gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| dehydrosqualene synthase | <enzyme> Involved in the synthesis of yellow carotenoid 4,4'-diaponeurosporene in staphylococcus aureus; 254 amino acids, mw 30 kD; amino acid sequence given in first source (orf1); genbank x73889 Registry number: EC 1.3.- Synonym: crtm protein, crtm gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| dehydrosugars | Sugars from which one or more molecules of water, other than water of crystallization, have been eliminated. Synonym: dehydrosugars. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dehydrotestosterone | 17b-hydroxyandrosta-1,4-dien-3-one;an anabolic and androgenic agent used in veterinary medicine. Synonym: dehydrotestosterone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dehypnotise | To bring out of the hypnotic state. (05 Mar 2000) |