| A/m | amperes per meter |
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| A-m2 | ampere-square meter |
| am | ametropia; amyl; amplitude; before noon [Lat. ante meridiem]; meter angle; myopic astigmatism |
| CRM | Certified Reference Materials; counting rate meter; cross-reacting material; crown-rump measurement |
| cu | m cubic meter |
| UDP-glucose-N-acetylglucosaminyl pyrophosphorylundecaprenol glucosyltransferase | <enzyme> From bacillus coagulans; catalyses the conversion of glcnac-pp-undecaprenol into glc(beta1-4)glcnac-pp-undecaprenol in the presence of udp-glucose Registry number: EC 2.4.1.- Synonym: udpglucose-glcnac-pp-undecaprenol glucosyltransferase, uggppugtransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| UDP-glucose solasodine glucosyltransferase | <enzyme> Involved in the glycosylation of solasodine; from leaves of eggplant, solanum melongena Registry number: EC 2.4.1.- Synonym: udpglc solasodine glctase (26 Jun 1999) |
| UDP-glucose spirostanol glucosyltransferase | <enzyme> Involved in the glycosylation of spirostanol; from leaves of eggplant, solanum melongena Registry number: EC 2.4.1.- Synonym: udpglc spirostanol glctase (26 Jun 1999) |
| fasting glucose | <endocrinology, investigation> A measurement of the blood glucose in the morning prior to the ingestion of any food for the prior 12 hours. (27 Sep 1997) |
| UPD-glucose-thiohydroximate glucosyltransferase | <enzyme> From brassica; catalyses the glucosylation of phenylacetothiohydroximate in the presence of udp-glucose to form desulfobenzylglucosinolate Registry number: EC 2.4.1.- Synonym: udp-glc-th-glucosyltransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| uridine diphosphate glucose | <chemical> A key intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism. Serves as a precursor of glycogen, can be metabolised into udpgalactose and udpglucuronic acid which can then be incorporated into polysaccharides as galactose and glucuronic acid. Also serves as a precursor of sucrose lipopolysaccharides, and glycosphingolipids. Chemical name: Uridine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate), P'-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl ester (12 Dec 1998) |
| uridine diphosphate glucose dehydrogenase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of udpglucose to udpglucuronate in the presence of NAD+. Chemical name: UDPglucose:NAD+ 6-oxidoreductase Registry number: EC 1.1.1.22 (12 Dec 1998) |
| utp-glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the formation of udpglucose from utp plus glucose 1-phosphate. Chemical name: UTP:alpha-D-glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase Registry number: EC 2.7.7.9 (12 Dec 1998) |
| 4-coumaroyl-D-glucose hydroxylase | <enzyme> From sweet potato roots (ipomoea batatas); catalyses the conversion of p-coumaroyl-d-glucose to caffeoyl-d-glucose for chlorogenic acid biosynthesis in the presence of ascorbic acid; mw 33 kD; has weak polyphenol oxidase activity; also hydroxylates p-coumaric acid Registry number: EC 1.14.17.- Synonym: p-coumaroyl-d-glucose hydroxylase, cdg hydroxylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| liquid glucose | A pharmaceutic aid consisting of dextrose, dextrins, maltose, and water, obtained by the incomplete hydrolysis of starch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ABO blood group | <haematology> The major human blood type system which describes the oligosaccharide glycoprotein antigens found on the surface of human blood cells. According to the type of antigen present, a person may be assigned a blood type of A, B, AB or O. A second type of antigen, the Rh factor, renders a positive or negative blood type. The ABO blood group system is important because it determines who can donate blood to or accept blood from whom. Type A or AB blood will cause an immune reaction in people with type B blood and type B and AB blood will cause a reaction in people with type A blood. Conversely, type O blood has no A or B antigens, so people with type O blood are universal donors. And since AB blood already produces both antigens, people who are type AB can accept any of the other blood types without suffering an immune reaction. (04 Jul 1999) |
| Almen's test for blood | Glacial acetic acid, gum guaiac solution, and hydrogen peroxide are added to an aqueous suspension of the suspected stain; if occult blood or blood pigment is present, a blue colour develops. Synonym: guaiac test, Schonbein's test, van Deen's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arterial blood | Blood that is oxygenated in the lungs, found in the left chambers of the heart and in the arteries, and relatively bright red. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arterial blood gas | A test which analyses arterial blood for oxygen, carbon dioxide and bicarbonate content in addition to blood pH. Used to test the effectiveness of respiration. Acronym: ABG (17 Oct 1997) |
| blood | <haematology> Considered a circulating tissue composed of a fluid portion (plasma) with suspended formed elements (red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets). Arterial blood is the means by which oxygen and nutrients are transported to tissues, venous blood is the means by which carbon dioxide and metabolic by-products are transported for excretion. (05 Jan 1998) |