| amylopullulanase | <enzyme> Has both pullulanase and alpha-amylase activities; apua encodes alkaline amylopullulanase from bacillus; genbank m97665 Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- Synonym: alkaline amylopullulanase, apua gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
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| amylorrhoea | Passage of undigested starch in the stools, implying a deficiency of amylase activity in the intestine. Origin: amylo-+ G. Rhoia, flow (05 Mar 2000) |
| amylose | A linear polysaccharide formed from _ D glucopyranosyl units in _ 1,4 linkage. Found both in starch (starch amylose) and glycogen (glycogen amylose). (18 Nov 1997) |
| amylosuria | Excretion of starch in the urine. Synonym: amyluria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amylum | <biochemistry> Storage carbohydrate of plants, consisting of amylose (a linear _(1-4) glucan) and amylopectin (an _(1-4) glucan with _(1-6) branch points). Present as starch grains in plastids, especially in amyloplasts and chloroplasts. (18 Nov 1997) |
| amyluria | Excretion of starch in the urine. Synonym: amyluria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyocardia | An obsolete term for weakness of the heart muscle. Origin: G. A-priv. + mys, muscle, + kardia, heart (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyoesthesia | Amyoesthesis Absence of muscle sensation. Origin: G. A-priv. + mys, muscle, + aisthesis, perception (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyoplasia | Deficient formation of muscle tissue and deficient muscle growth. Origin: G. A-priv. + mys, muscle, + plasis, a molding (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyoplasia congenita | Limitation of range of joint motion and contractures present at birth, usually involving multiple joints; a syndrome probably of diverse aetiology that may result from changes in spinal cord, muscle, or connective tissue. Several forms exist, autosomal dominant, recessive, and X-linked. Synonym: amyoplasia congenita. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyostasia | Difficulty in standing, due to muscular tremor or incoordination. Origin: G. A-priv. + mys, muscle, + stasis, standing (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyostatic | Showing muscular tremors. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyosthenia | Muscular weakness. Origin: G. A-priv. + mys, muscle, + sthenos, strength (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyosthenic | Relating to or causing muscular weakness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyotaxy | Amyotaxia Muscular ataxia. Origin: G. A-priv. + mys, muscle, + taxis, order (05 Mar 2000) |