| dimethylallyl diphosphate umbelliferone 7-O-dimethyltransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses the 7-o-prenylation of umbelliferone, forming o-prenylumbelliferone Registry number: EC 2.5.1.- Synonym: ddu7-transferase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| diphosphate | <chemistry> Two phosphate groups linked by esterification. Released in many of the synthetic steps involving nucleotide triphosphates (e.g. Protein and nucleic acid elongation). Rapid cleavage by enzymes that have high substrate affinity ensures that these reactions are essentially irreversible. (18 Nov 1997) |
| inosine 5'-diphosphate | Inosine esterified at its 5' position with diphosphoric acid. Acronym: IDP (05 Mar 2000) |
| inosine diphosphate | <chemical> Inosine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate). An inosine nucleotide containing two phosphate groups esterified to the sugar moiety. Synonym: irpp; inosine pyrophosphate. Chemical name: Inosine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate) (12 Dec 1998) |
| thymidine 5'-diphosphate | Thymidine esterified at its 5' position with diphosphoric acid. Acronym: dTDP (05 Mar 2000) |
| farnesylgeranyl diphosphate synthase | <enzyme> A prenyltransferase which synthesises c25-prenyl diphosphate; distinct from geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (EC 2.5.1.29); can use geranylgeranyl diphosphate as a substrate Registry number: EC 2.5.1.- Synonym: fgpp synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| 5-phosphoribose 1-diphosphate | 5-Phosphoribosyl 1-diphosphate;d-Ribose carrying a phosphate group on ribose carbon-5 and a pyrophosphate group on ribose carbon-1; an intermediate in the formation of the pyrimidine and purine nucleotides as well as NAD+. Synonym: 5-phosphoribose 1-diphosphate. Acronym: PRPP (05 Mar 2000) |
| fructose-1,6-diphosphate reductase | <enzyme> From bovine lens; reduces fructose-1,6-diphosphate to sorbitol-1,6-diphosphate in presence of NADH; 3 isoenzymes which copurify with lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- Synonym: fdp reductase (26 Jun 1999) |
| fructose-diphosphate aldolase | <enzyme> An enzyme of the lyase class that catalyses the cleavage of fructose 1,6-biphosphate to form dihydroxyacetone phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate. The enzyme also acts on (3s,4r)-ketose 1-phosphates. The yeast and bacterial enzymes are zinc proteins. (enzyme nomenclature, 1992) e.c. 4.1.2.13. Chemical name: D-Fructose-1,6-biphosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase Registry number: EC 4.1.2.13 (12 Dec 1998) |
| activated glucose | A nucleoside diphosphoglucose such as UDP glucose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Benedict's test for glucose | <biochemistry> A copper-reduction test for glucose in the urine, which involves thiocyanate in addition to copper sulfate for qualitative or quantitative use. (14 Aug 2000) |
| blood glucose | The main sugar that the body makes from the three elements of food--proteins, fats, and carbohydrates--but mostly from carbohydrates. Glucose is the major source of energy for living cells and is carried to each cell through the bloodstream. However, the cells cannot use glucose without the help of insulin. (09 Oct 1997) |
| blood glucose meter | A machine that helps test how much glucose (sugar) is in the blood. A specially coated strip containing a fresh sample of blood is inserted in a machine, when then calculates the correct level of glucose in the blood sample and shows the result in a digital display. Some meters have a memory that can store results from multiple tests. (09 Oct 1997) |
| blood glucose monitoring | A way of testing how much glucose (sugar) is in the blood. A drop of blood, usually taken from the fingertip, is placed on the end of a specially coated strip, called a testing strip. The strip has a chemical on it that makes it change colour according to how much glucose is in the blood. A person can tell if the level of glucose is low, high, or normal in one of two ways. The first is by comparing the colour on the end of the strip to a colour chart that is printed on the side of the test strip container. The second is by inserting the strip into a small machine, called a meter, which reads the strip and shows the level of blood glucose in a digital window display. Blood testing is more accurate than urine testing in monitoring blood glucose levels because it shows what the current level of glucose is, rather than what the level was an hour or so previously. (09 Oct 1997) |
| blood glucose self-monitoring | Self evaluation of whole blood glucose levels outside the clinical laboratory. A digital or battery-operated reflectance meter may be used. It has wide application in controlling unstable insulin-dependent diabetes. (12 Dec 1998) |