| hippuric | <physiology> Obtained from the urine of horses; as, hippuric acid. Hippuric acid, a white crystalline substance, containing nitrogen, present in the urine of herbivorous animals, and in small quantity in human urine. By the action of acids, it is decomposed into benzoic acid and glycocoll. Origin: Gr. Horse + rine: cf. F. Hippurique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| hippuric acid | N-Benzoylglycine;a detoxification and excretory product of benzoate found in the urine of man and many herbivorous animals; used therapeutically in the form of its salts (hippurates of calcium and ammonium). Origin: G. Hippos, horse, + ouron, urine (05 Mar 2000) |
| hippuricase | <enzyme> An enzyme catalyzing hydrolysis of a wide variety of N-acyl amino acids to the corresponding amino acid and an acid anion. Synonym: benzamide, dehydropeptidase II, hippuricase, histozyme. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hippurite | <paleontology> A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of many species, having a conical, cup-shaped under valve, with a flattish upper valve or lid. Hippurites are found only in the Cretaceous rocks. Origin: Gr. Decked with a horse's tail; horse + tail: cf. F. Hippurite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hippuryl-L-lysine hydrolase | <enzyme> Cleaves basic c-terminal amino acids and hydrolyses hippuryl-l-lysine Registry number: EC 3.4.12.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| hippus | Intermittent pupillary dilation and constriction, independent of illumination, convergence, or psychic stimuli. Origin: G. Hippos, horse, from a fancied suggestion of galloping movements Respiratory hippus, dilation of the pupils occurring during forced, voluntary inspiration, and contraction during expiration. (05 Mar 2000) |