| acetyl reduction assay | <investigation> A technique for measuring the nitrogen fixation activity in photosynthetic organisms. It uses a flame ionisation detector and a gas chromatography apparatus to determine the reduction of acetylene to ethylene by the enzyme nitrogenase. (06 May 1997) |
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| acetyl sulfisoxazole | A derivative of sulfisoxazole with the same actions and uses; an antibacterial sulfa drug. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetyl transacylase | Enzyme transferring acetyl from acetyl-CoA to acyl carrier protein and releasing CoA to begin fatty acid synthesis. Synonym: acetyl transacylase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetyl value | The milligrams of KOH required to neutralise the acetic acid produced by the hydrolysis of 1 g of acetylated fat; a measure of the hydroxy acids present in glycerides; notably high in castor oil. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alpha-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminidase | <enzyme> Believed to be deficient in sanfilippo syndrome type b Registry number: EC 3.2.1.50 Synonym: alpha-n-acetylglucosaminidase (26 Jun 1999) |
| GM2-N-acetyl-beta-D-galactosaminidase | <enzyme> May be an aspect of hexosaminidase a Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- Synonym: gm2-ag-aminidase, ganglioside gm2 hydrolase (26 Jun 1999) |
| N6-acetyl-beta-lysine transaminase | <enzyme> Involved in oxidative catabolism of lysine by candida maltosa; forms 2-keto-6-acetamidocaproate Registry number: EC 2.6.1.65 Synonym: n6-acetyllysine transaminase, acl-at, n6-acetyllysine 2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| N-acetyl-6-hydroxytryptophan oxidase | <enzyme> Phenol oxidase from aspergillus nidulans Registry number: EC 1.14.18.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosaminyloligosaccharidase | <enzyme> From clostridium perfringens; cleaves oligosaccharides larger than disaccharides bound by o-glycosyl linkages to protein Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- Synonym: nag-oligosaccharidase, n-acetylgalactosamine oligosaccharidase (26 Jun 1999) |
| dithiothreitol tetraacetate S-acetyl esterase | <enzyme> Hydrolyzes dithiothreitol tetraactate to dithiothreitol; involved in the ester-mediated prevention of oxidative stress induced cell damage in liver Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: dttac-s-acetyl esterase (26 Jun 1999) |
| 4-methylumbelliferyl-tetra-N-acetyl-beta-D-chitotetraoside hydrolase | <enzyme> Not identical to human plasma lysozyme Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- Synonym: mu-tact hydrolase (26 Jun 1999) |
| acetate-CoA ligase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the formation of CoA derivatives from ATP, acetate, and CoA to form AMP, pyrophosphate, and acetyl CoA. It acts also on propionates and acrylates. Chemical name: Acetate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming) Registry number: EC 6.2.1.1 (12 Dec 1998) |
| acetate-succinate CoA-transferase | <enzyme> Tritichomonas and trichomonas enzyme converts acetyl-CoA and succinate to acetate and succinyl-CoA Registry number: EC 2.8.3.- Synonym: acetate-succinate coenzyme a-transferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| acetoacetyl-CoA | Intermediate in the oxidation of fatty acids and in the formation of ketone bodies; also formed from two molecules of acetyl-CoA; major role is condensation with acetyl-CoA to form the important beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl-CoA. Synonym: acetoacetyl-coenzyme A. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |