| unsaturated fatty acid | <biochemistry> Fatty acid with one or more double bonds. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses the final step in biosynthesizing storage liquid waxes from long chain fatty acyl CoA and fatty alcohols; forming predominantly c42 wax esters Registry number: EC 2.3.1.75 Synonym: acyl-coenzyme a-alcohol transacylase, aca transacylase, acyl-CoA-alcohol transacylase, wax-ester synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| abdominal hernia | <surgery> A hernia protruding through a defect or weakened portion of the abdominal wall. An umbilical hernia is an example of a type of abdominal hernia. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Barth's hernia | A loop of intestine between a persistent vitelline duct and the abdominal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Beclard's hernia | A hernia through the opening for the saphenous vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bilocular femoral hernia | A femoral hernia with two sacs, the first being in the femoral canal, and the second passing through a defect in the superficial fascia and appearing immediately beneath the skin. Synonym: bilocular femoral hernia, Hey's hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bochdalek's hernia | Absence of the pleuroperitoneal membrane (usually on the left) or an enlarged Morgagni's foramen which allows protrusion of abdominal viscera into the chest. Synonym: Bochdalek's hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecal hernia | A hernia containing caecum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radical operation for hernia | An operation by which the hernia is not only reduced, but the hernial defect is also repaired. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Malgaigne's hernia | Infantile inguinal hernia prior to the descent of the testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pannicular hernia | The escape of subcutaneous fat through a gap in a fascia or an aponeurosis. Synonym: fatty hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastroesophageal hernia | A hiatal hernia into the thorax. (05 Mar 2000) |