| carbinoxamine maleate | Paracarbinoxamine maleate 2-[p-chloro-alpha-(2-dimethylaminoethoxy)benzyl]pyridine maleate; an antihistaminic agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| carbo | Synonym: charcoal. Origin: L. Coal (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbobenzoxy | Amino-protecting radical used (as the chloride) in peptide synthesis, yielding PhCH2OCO-NHR. Synonym: carbobenzoxy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbocation | <chemistry> A positively charged carbon atom. (07 Apr 1998) |
| carbocyanines | <chemical> Compounds that contain three methine groups. They are frequently used as cationic dyes used for differential staining of biological materials. Pharmacological action: dyes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbocyclic compound | See: cyclic compound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbocysteine | <chemical> A compound formed when iodoacetic acid reacts with sulfhydryl groups in proteins. It has been used as an anti-infective nasal spray with mucolytic and expectorant action. Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local, expectorants. Chemical name: Cysteine, S-(carboxymethyl)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbofuran | <chemical> A cholinesterase inhibitor that is used as a systemic insecticide, an acaricide, and nematocide. Pharmacological action: antinematodal agent, cholinesterase inhibitor, insecticide, carbamate. Chemical name: 7-Benzofuranol, 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-, methylcarbamate (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbohemoglobin | Carbon dioxide bound to haemoglobin by means of a reactive amino group on the latter, i.e., Hb-NHCOOH; approximately 20% of the total content of carbon dioxide in blood is combined with haemoglobin in this manner. Synonym: carbhemoglobin, carbohemoglobin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbohydrase | <enzyme> Contains sialidase, fucosidase, hexosaminidase and beta-galactosidase Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| carbohydrate | <biochemistry> Very abundant compounds, usually an aldehyde or ketone derivative of a polyhydric alcohol, particularly of the pentahydric and hexahydric alcohols. They are so named because the hydrogen and oxygen are usually in the proportion to form water with the general formula Cn(H2O)n. The most important carbohydrates are the starches, sugars, celluloses and gums. They are classified into mono, di, tri, poly and heterosaccharides. The smallest are monosaccharides like glucose whereas polysaccharides such as starch, cellulose or glycogen can be large and indeterminate in length. (08 Oct 1997) |
| carbohydrate conformation | The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a carbohydrate. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbohydrate dehydrogenases | <enzyme> Reversibly catalyze the oxidation of a hydroxyl group of carbohydrates to form a keto sugar, aldehyde or lactone. Any acceptor except molecular oxygen is permitted. Registry number: EC 1.1. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbohydrate epimerases | <enzyme> Enzymes that catalyze the epimerization of chiral centres within carbohydrates or their derivatives. Registry number: EC 5.1.3 (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbohydrate loading | A procedure popular with long-distance runners and other athletes of filling muscles with a large glycogen pool prior to an athletic event; often, the athlete consumes very few carbohydrates for three days followed by a largely carbohydrate diet for the last three days before the event. (05 Mar 2000) |