| long-chain-fatty-acid-(acyl-carrier-protein) ligase | <enzyme> Fatty acid, acyl-carrier-protein-sh and ATP gives acyl-(acyl-carrier-protein), AMP and ppi Registry number: EC 6.2.1.20 Synonym: fatty acid-acyl carrier protein ligase (AMP), acyl-(acyl-carrier-protein)synthetase, aacp synthetase, fatty acyl-acyl carrier protein synthase, vibrio harveyi, acyl-(acyl-carrier-protein) synthetase, acyl-acp synthetase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase | <enzyme> Fatty acid thiokinase (long-chain), a ligase forming acyl-CoA, AMP, and pyrophosphate from long-chain fatty acids, ATP, and coenzyme A. Activity is independent of phosphatidylcholine Registry number: EC 6.2.1.3 Synonym: acyl-activating enzyme, dodecanoyl-CoA synthetase, fatty acid thiokinase (long chain), acid-coenzyme a ligase, fatty acid-CoA ligase, acyl-CoA synthetase, acyl-CoA ligase, coash ligase, ciprofibroyl-CoA synthetase, pristanoyl-CoA synthetase, palmityl CoA synthetase, palmitoyl CoA synthetase, palmitoyl CoA ligase, fatty acyl-CoA synthetase, very long chain fatty acid acyl-CoA synthetase, vlcfa acyl-CoA synthetase, nafenopin-CoA ligase, palmitoyl-CoA synthase, faa2 gene product, faa2p protein, vlacs enzyme (26 Jun 1999) |
| long-chain-fatty-acyl-glutamate deacylase | <enzyme> Lca aminoacylase I almost specific to l-glutamate-containing lipoamino acids; lca aminoacylase II acts on fatty acyl amino acids with chain lengths between c11 and c16 Registry number: EC 3.5.1.55 Synonym: lca aminoacylase I, lca aminoacylase II, n-long chain acyl aminoacylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| long ciliary nerve | <anatomy, nerve> One of two or three branches of the nasociliary nerve, which by-pass the ciliary ganglion, supplying post-synaptic sympathetic fibres for the dilator pupillae muscle and sensory fibres for the ciliary muscles, iris, and cornea. Synonym: nervus ciliaris longus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long cone technique | The use of a cone distance of 14 inches or more in making oral roentgenographs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long crus of incus | The process of the incus that articulates with the stapes. Synonym: crus longum incudis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long-day plant | <botany> A plant that requires more than 12 hours of daylight before flowering will occur. (09 Oct 1997) |
| long gyrus of insula | The most posterior and longest of the slender straight gyri that compose the insula. Synonym: gyrus longus insulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long-horned | <zoology> Having a long horn or horns; as, a long-horned goat, or cow; having long antennae, as certain beetles (Longicornia). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| long incubation hepatitis | Outdated name for hepatitis B based on the longer incubation period (generally 30-180 days, usually 60-90) compared to hepatitis A (15-45 days, mean 30). (05 Mar 2000) |
| long interspersed elements | Long repetitive sequences in DNA with terminal repeats seen in human and mouse DNA. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Long, John | <person> U.S. Physician, 1856-1927. See: Long's coefficient, Long's formula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long-leg arthropathy | A degenerative joint disease that develops, after many years, in the knee of the longer leg of a person with unequal leg lengths. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long levatores costarum muscles | Insertion, the second rib below their origin; action, raise ribs; nerve supply, intercostal. Synonym: musculi levatores costarum longi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long-lived | Having a long life; having constitutional peculiarities which make long life probable; lasting long; as, a long-lived tree; they are a longlived family; long-lived prejudices. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |