| tropical diarrhoea | tropical sprue |
|---|---|
| zinc deficiency dermatitis and diarrhoea | A genetic disease called acrodermatitis enteropathica is characterised by the simultaneous occurrence of skin inflammation (dermatitis) and diarrhoea. The skin on the cheeks, elbows and knees and tissue about the mouth and anus are inflammed. There is also balding of the scalp, eyebrows and lashes, delayed wound healing and recurrent bacterial and fungal infections due to immune deficiency. The key laboratory finding is an abnormally low blood zinc level reflecting impaired zinc uptake. Oral treatment with zinc is curative. (12 Dec 1998) |
| flagellate diarrhoea | Diarrhoea due to infection with flagellate Giardia lamblia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lienteric diarrhoea | Diarrhoea in which undigested food appears in the stools. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| monounsaturated fatty acids | A fatty acid chain with at least two empty spaces that could be hydrogenated (have a hydrogen atom added). Saturated (hydrogenated) fatty acids are a greater health risk for the development of atherosclerotic vascular disease. (27 Sep 1997) |
| 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) |
| saturated fatty acids | In eukaryotic membranes refers to stearic, palmitic and myristic acids, that are linear aliphatic chains with no double bonds. Prokaryotes have numerous branched chain saturated fatty acids. (18 Nov 1997) |
| 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) |
| delta-22 fatty acid desaturase | <enzyme> Involved in ergosterol biosynthesis Registry number: EC 1.14.99.- Synonym: ergosta-5,7-dien-3 beta-ol delta-22 desaturase (26 Jun 1999) |