| coat | 1. The outer covering or envelope of an organ or part. 2. One of the layers of membranous or other tissues forming the wall of a canal or hollow organ. See: tunic. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| coat protein | <protein> The proteins which make up the outer coat of a virus (called the capsid). (09 Oct 1997) |
| coated pit | <biology> First stage in the formation of a coated vesicle. (18 Nov 1997) |
| coated pits, cell-membrane | Specialised regions of the cell membrane composed of pits coated with a bristle covering made of the protein clathrin. These pits are the entry route for macromolecules bound by cell surface receptors. The pits are then internalised into the cytoplasm to form the coated vesicles. (12 Dec 1998) |
| coated tongue | A tongue with a whitish layer on its upper surface, composed of epithelial debris, food particles, and bacteria; often an indication of indigestion or of fever. Synonym: furred tongue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coated vesicle | <cell biology> Vesicle formed as an invagination of the plasma membrane (a coated pit) and that is surrounded by a basket of clathrin. Associated with receptor mediated pinocytosis and receptor recycling. (18 Nov 1997) |
| coated vesicles | Vesicles formed when cell-membrane coated pits (coated pits, cell-membrane) invaginate and pinch off. The outer surface of these vesicles is covered with a lattice-like network of the protein clathrin. Shortly after formation, however, the clathrin coat is removed and the vesicles are referred to as endosomes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| coating | A covering; a layer of some substance spread over a surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Coats' disease | Retinitis exudativa, a chronic abnormality characterised by deposition of cholesterol and cholesterol esters in outer retinal layers and subretinal space. In adults, often preceded by uveitis; in children, often preceded by retinal vascular abnormalities. Synonym: Coats' disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Coats, George | <person> British ophthalmologist, 1876-1915. See: Coats' disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arylacetyl-CoA N-acetyltransferase | <enzyme> Conjugates arylacetic acid derivatives with glycine, glutamine or arginine Registry number: EC 2.3.1.- Synonym: arylacetyl-CoA-amino acid n-acyltransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| benzoyl-CoA 3-monooxygenase | <enzyme> A fad-dependent hydroxylase that hydroxylates benzoyl-CoA to 3-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA; mw 130 kD (composed of two identical subunits of 56 kD); from denitrifying pseudomonas sp. Registry number: EC 1.14.13.- Synonym: benzoyl-coenzyme a 3-monooxygenase (26 Jun 1999) |
| benzoyl-CoA-anthranilate N-benzoyltransferase | <enzyme> Specific for anthranilate; almost no activity towards 4-hydroxyanthranilate; involved in phytoalexin biosyntesis Registry number: EC 2.3.1.- Synonym: b-CoA-anb transferase, benzoyl-coenzyme a-anthranilate n-benzoyltransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl-CoA | -OOCCH2C(OH)(CH3)CH2COS-CoA;a key intermediate in the synthesis of ketone bodies and of steroids. Synonym: 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA. Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl-lyase, an enzyme, found primarily in liver and rumen epithelium that catalyses the formation of acetyl-CoA and acetoacetate from beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl-CoA; a key step in ketogenesis; a deficiency of this enzyme leads to episodes of severe metabolic acidosis without ketosis. Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl-reductase, an enzyme that catalyses the rate-limiting step of cholesterol biosynthesis, beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl-CoA + 2NADPH + 2H+ → mevalonate + 2NADP+ + coenzyme A. Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl-synthase, an enzyme in mitochondria that catalyses the reaction of acetyl-CoA with acetoacetyl-CoA and water to form beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl-CoA and coenzyme A, a step required for both ketogenesis and steroidogenesis to occur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bile acid-CoA ligase | <enzyme> Catalyses the synthesis of all bile acid-coas; in order to measure the activity of all bile acids, the bile acid is coupled with c(14)-glycine and measured with bile acid-CoA glycine-taurine n-acetyltransferase Registry number: EC 6.2.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| branched chain acyl-CoA oxidase | <enzyme> Enzyme from human liver peroxisomes acts on both 2-methyl branched fatty acyl- and bile acid-CoA intermediates, unlike rat liver peroxisomes which have separate enzymes for branched chain fatty acids (pristanoyl-CoA) and bile acid-CoA; involved in beta-oxidation of fatty acids and bil Registry number: EC 1.3.3.- Synonym: 2-methyl-branched chain acyl-CoA oxidase, hbrcacox (26 Jun 1999) |
| butyrate-CoA ligase | Fatty acid thiokinase (medium chain), a ligase forming acyl-CoA's from medium-chain fatty acids and CoA with the conversion of ATP to AMP and PPi. A key step in activation of fatty acids. Synonym: acyl-activating enzyme, butyryl-CoA synthetase, octanoyl-CoA synthetase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| butyryl-CoA | CH3CH2CH2COSCoA;condensation product of coenzyme A and n-butanoic acid; an intermediate in fatty acid degradation and in biosynthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| butyryl-CoA dehydrogenase | <enzyme> Electron-transferring flavoprotein system reducing ubiquinone and other acceptors; formerly EC 1.3.2.1; a short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase Registry number: EC 1.3.99.2 Synonym: butyryl dehydrogenase, butyryl-coenzyme a dehydrogenase (26 Jun 1999) |
| butyryl-CoA synthetase | Fatty acid thiokinase (medium chain), a ligase forming acyl-CoA's from medium-chain fatty acids and CoA with the conversion of ATP to AMP and PPi. A key step in activation of fatty acids. Synonym: acyl-activating enzyme, butyryl-CoA synthetase, octanoyl-CoA synthetase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses the methylation of caffeoyl-CoA to form trans-feruloyl-CoA; also accepts with low affinity various other caffeic esters as substrates; do not confuse with EC 2.1.1.68 which acts on caffeic acid; has been sequenced; genbank l22203 (stellaria longipes) Registry number: EC 2.1.1.104 Synonym: sam-c-CoA 3-o-methyltransferase, s-adenosylmethionin-trans-caffeoyl-coenzyme a 3-o-methyltransferase, sam-cca-methyltransferase, caffeoyl-CoA-3-o-methyltransferase, s-adenosyl-l-methionine-trans-caffeoyl-coenzyme a 3-o-methyltransferase, ccoaomt, s-adenosylmethionine-trans-caffeoyl-CoA 3-o-methyltransferase, ccoamt (26 Jun 1999) |
| palmitoyl-CoA dependent dehydrogenase | <chemical> Sum of reactions catalyzed by fatty acyl-CoA oxidase, enoyl-CoA hydratase (EC 4.2.1.17) and beta-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.35) Synonym: palmitoyl-coenzyme a dependent dehydrogenase (26 Jun 1999) |
| palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase | <enzyme> Enzyme catalyzing reversibly the hydrolysis of palmitoyl-CoA or other long-chain acyl coenzyme a compounds to yield CoA and palmitate or other acyl esters. The enzyme is involved in the esterification of fatty acids to form triglycerides. Chemical name: Palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase Registry number: EC 3.1.2.2 (12 Dec 1998) |
| palmitoyl CoA oxidase | <enzyme> In peroxisomes; forms hydrogen peroxide Registry number: EC 1.3.3.- Synonym: palmityl CoA oxidase, palmitoyl coenzyme a oxidase (26 Jun 1999) |
| malonyl-CoA | The condensation product of malonic acid and coenzyme A, an intermediate in fatty acid biosynthesis. <chemical> S-malonylcoenzyme A. A coenzyme a derivative which plays a key role in the fatty acid synthesis in the cytoplasmic and microsomal systems. Chemical name: Coenzyme A, S-(hydrogen propanedioate) Synonym: malonylcoenzyme A. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coalesce |
blend: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" fuse or cause to grow together
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| coalescence |
the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
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| coal gas |
gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting
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| coapt |
cause to adhere; "The wounds were coapted" fit tightly and fasten
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| coarctate |
(of an insect pupa) enclosed in a rigid case
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| CoA | take in coal, as of a ship |
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| CoA | supply with coal |
| CoA | burn to charcoal |
| CoA | a very dark black |
| CoA | freight car with fixed sides and no roof |
| CoA | a chute for coal |
| CoA | gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting |
| CoA | a shed for storing coal |
| CoA | a producer of coal |
| CoA | a mine where coal is dug from the ground |
| CoA | someone who works in a coal mine |
| CoA | lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust |