| SFMC | soluble fibrin monomer complex |
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| SG | Sachs-Georgi [test]; salivary gland; serum globulin; serum glucose; signs; skin graft; soluble gelat... |
| SGP | serine glycerophosphatide; sialoglycoprotein; Society of General Physiologists; soluble glycoprotein... |
| SHLA | soluble human lymphocyte antigen |
| SI | International System of Units [Fr. le Systeme International d'Unites]; sacroiliac; saline infusion; ... |
| live oral poliovirus vaccine | Inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV), an aqueous suspension of inactivated strains of poliomyelitis virus (types 1, 2, and 3) used by injection; has largely been replaced by the oral vaccine. See: Salk vaccine. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| acetyl phosphate | CH3CO-OPO32-;a "high energy" phosphate that acts as an acetate donor in the metabolism of various bacteria. Synonym: acetic phosphoric anhydride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acidulated phosphate fluoride | <chemical> Phosphoric acid, mixt. With sodium fluoride (naf). A sodium fluoride solution, paste or powder, which has been acidulated to pH 3 to 4 and buffered with a phosphate. It is used in the prevention of dental caries. Pharmacological action: fluorides, topical. Chemical name: Phosphoric acid, mixt. With sodium fluoride (NaF) (12 Dec 1998) |
| acyl dihydroxyacetone phosphate oxidoreductase | <enzyme> Forms acyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate; uses NADPH Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| adenosine 3',5'-cyclic phosphate phosphodiesterase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic phosphate forming 5'-AMP. A crucial step in the regulation of cellular adenosine 3',5'-cyclic phosphate levels. Inhibited by caffeine. Synonym: cAMP phosphodiesterase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adenosine 3'-phosphate | 3'-Adenylic acid. See: adenylic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adenosine 3'-phosphate 5'-phosphosulfate | 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate;an intermediate in the formation of urinary ethereal sulfates, notable for containing a "high energy" sulfate bond; the 3'-OH of adenosine is replaced by -OPO3H2, the 5'-OH by -OP(O2H)-OSO3H. Synonym: active sulfate. Acronym: PAPS (05 Mar 2000) |
| adenosine 5'-phosphate | 5'-Adenylic acid. See: adenylic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adenosine cyclic phosphate | An activator of phosphorylase kinase and an effector of other enzymes, formed in muscle from ATP by adenylate cyclase and broken down to 5'-AMP by a phosphodiesterase; sometimes referred to as the "second messenger." A related compound (2',3') is also known. Synonym: cyclic adenylic acid, cyclic AMP, cyclic phosphate. Acronym: cAMP (05 Mar 2000) |
| alkyldihydroxyacetone phosphate acyltransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses acylation of alkyl-dhap Registry number: EC 2.3.1.- Synonym: adapat (26 Jun 1999) |
| alkyl dihydroxyacetone phosphate oxidoreductase | <enzyme> Forms alkyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate, uses NADPH Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| alkylglycerone-phosphate synthase | <enzyme> Replaces the acyl moiety of acyldhap with a long chain fatty alcohol; intact alcohol including the oxygen atom is incorporated into alkyl-dhap Registry number: EC 2.5.1.26 Synonym: adhps, alkyl-dihydroxyacetone phosphate synthase, alkyl-dhap synthase, alkyldihydroxyacetone phosphate synthetase, acylglycerone-3-phosphate-long chain-alcohol o-3-phospho-2-oxopropanyl transferase, alkyldihydroxyacetonephosphate synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| aluminum phosphate | AlPO4;an infusible powder, insoluble in water but soluble in alkali hydroxides, used for dental cements with calcium sulfate and sodium silicate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum phosphate gel | An aqueous suspension of between 4.0 and 5.0% of aluminum phosphate; used as an antacid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amprotropine phosphate | 3-Diethylamino-2,2-dimethylpropyl tropate phosphate;an antispasmodic, similar in action to atropine. (05 Mar 2000) |