| ABNMP | alpha-benzyl-N-methyl phenethylamine |
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| ALME | acetyl-lysine methyl ester |
| AME | amphotericin methyl ester; apparent minerallocorticoid excess; aseptic meningoencephalitis |
| AMPA | alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate; American Medical Publishers Association |
| BAME | benzoylarginine methyl ester |
| 4-methyl-3-hydroxyanthranilic acid adenylyltransferase | <enzyme> From streptomyces chrysomallus; catalyses the formation of 4-mha in the presence of ATP Registry number: EC 2.7.7.- Synonym: 4-mha activating enzyme (26 Jun 1999) |
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| 4-methyl-5-nitrocatechol oxygenase | <enzyme> Catalyses conversion of 4-methyl-5-nitrocatechol to 2-hydroxy-5-methylquinone; dntb isolated from burkholderia; genbank u68411 Registry number: EC 1.13.12.- Synonym: mnc oxygenase, dntb gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| 4-methylmuconolactone methyl-isomerase | <enzyme> From nocardioform actinomycetes; forms 3-methylmuconolactone Registry number: EC 5.3.3.- Synonym: 4-methyl-2-enelactone methylisomerase, mmlm-isomerase (26 Jun 1999) |
| 4-methyl sterol demethylase | <chemical> This term is used to describe 10 reactions in the collective processes of monooxygenation, decarboxylation and reduction, which, together account for the conversion of each of the two 4-methyl groups of lanosterol to carbon dioxide Chemical name: demethylase, methyl sterol Synonym: 4,4-dimethylzymosterol monooxygenase, sterol 4-demethylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| 4-toluene sulfonate methyl monooxygenase | <enzyme> From comamonas testosteroni t-2; catalyses the transformation of toluene sulfonate or p-toluate to the corresponding alcohol and the methyl side-chain to the corresponding acid in the presence of o2 and NADH; p- and m- toluates and 4-ethylbenzoate are substrates, whereas p-xylene, toluene and p-cresol are not substrates; enzyme also catalyses the demethylation of 4-methoxybenzoate to 4-hydroxybenzoate and formaldehyde; comprises reductase b and oxygenase m Registry number: EC 1.14.13.- Synonym: tsmoxygenase, tsmos, p-ts methyl-monooxygenase, tsam protein, tsab protein (26 Jun 1999) |
| acupuncture therapy | Treatment of disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians. The placement varies with the disease being treated. Heat or moxibustion and acupressure may be used in conjunction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adjuvant therapy | <oncology, pharmacology> Treatment that is added to increase the effectiveness of a primary treatment. In cancer, adjuvant treatment usually refers to chemotherapy, hormonal therapy or radiation therapy after surgery to increase the likelihood of killing all cancer cells. (14 May 1997) |
| alternative therapy | A term given to nonconventional therapy usually given by persons who do not have a medical qualification. (16 Dec 1997) |
| analytic therapy | Short term for psychoanalytic therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Antibody Directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapy | <pharmacology> A method for targeting a drug to a specific tissue, in which the targeting agent and the drug are administered separately. The drug is designed to be inactive (a prodrug) until it is converted by an enzyme, which is the targeting agent. The enzyme is coupled to an antibody that directs it to the tissue of interest. When the enzyme arrives at the tissue, the prodrug is activated only at that site, sparing other tissues from potentially toxic side effects. Acronym: ADEPT (14 Nov 1997) |
| anticoagulant therapy | The use of anticoagulant drugs to reduce or prevent intravascular or intracardiac clotting. (05 Mar 2000) |
| antisense therapy | Use of antisense DNA for the inhibition of translation of a specific gene product for therapeutic purposes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| art therapy | The use of art as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioural disorders. (12 Dec 1998) |
| autoserum therapy | Therapy with serum obtained from the patient's own blood. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aversion therapy | <psychology> A form of behaviour therapy that pairs an unpleasant stimulus with undesirable behaviour(s) so that the patient learns to avoid the latter. See: aversive training. (05 Mar 2000) |