| dimethylallyl diphosphate-umbelliferone 6-dimethyltransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses the 6-prenylation of umbelliferone, forming demethylsuberosin Registry number: EC 2.5.1.- Synonym: ddud-transferase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| dolichol phosphate glucose-dolichol diphosphate oligosaccharide glucosyltransferase | <enzyme> Can also use dolichol-p-galactose as donor Registry number: EC 2.4.1.- Synonym: dolichol-p-glucose-dolichol-p-p-oligosaccharide glucosyltransferase, dolichol-pp-oligosaccharide glucosyltransferase (ii), dolichol-p-p-oligosaccharide glucosyltransferase (i), dol-p-p-oligosaccharide glycosyltransferase, dppo-glucosyltransferase, dolichyl-p-glucose-man(9)(glcnac)2-pp-dolichol glucosyltransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| 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) |
| Rambourg's chromic acid-phosphotungstic acid stain | <technique> A stain for glycoproteins, used with an electron microscope, with which ultrathin tissue sections reveal complex carbohydrates in the same locations as shown by Rambourg's periodic acid-chromic methenamine-silver stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| a1-acid glycoprotein | <biology> Plasma protein of mammals and birds, 38% carbohydrate. In humans a single chain glycoprotein of 39 kD. Increased levels are associated with inflammation, pregnancy and various diseases. (18 Nov 1997) |
| abscisic acid | <biochemistry> A lipid hormone that inhibits cell growth in plants, it is associated with fruit drop, leaf death and seed dormancy. It is synthesised in the plastids from carotenoids. This hormone helps plants deal with water loss, and its effects can be reversed with gibberellins. (06 May 1997) |
| abscisic acid 8'-hydroxylase | <enzyme> Catalyses conversion of abscisic acid to 8'-hydroxyabscisic acid, which rearranges to phaseic acid Registry number: EC 1.14.99.- Synonym: aba 8'-hydroxylase (26 Jun 1999) |