| methionine sulfoxide reductase | <enzyme> Do not confuse with msra gene product from staphylococcus Registry number: EC 1.- Synonym: msra gene product, e. Coli, peptide methionine sulfoxide reductase, peptide msra gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
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| methionine sulfoxime | A toxic derivative of methionine formed when proteins containing it are treated with nitrogen chloride to give -SO(NH)CH3 in place of -SCH3. (05 Mar 2000) |
| methionine sulfoximine | <chemical> Chemical name: Butanoic acid, 2-amino-4-(S-methylsulfonimidoyl)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| methionine synthase | Tetrahydropteroylglutamate methyltransferase; methionine-homocysteine methyltransferase;an enzyme that catalyses the reaction of N5-methyltetrahydrofolate with l-homocysteine to form tetrahydrofolate and l-methionine; a cobalamin-requiring enzyme; a deficiency of this enzyme results in an accumulation of l-homocysteine and neurological abnormalities. Synonym: tetrahydrofolate methyltransferase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| methionine-activating enzyme | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the synthesis of s-adenosylmethionine from methionine and ATP. Chemical name: ATP:L-methionine S-adenosyltransferase Registry number: EC 2.5.1.6 (12 Dec 1998) |
| methionine-trna ligase | <enzyme> An enzyme that activates methionine with its specific transfer RNA. Chemical name: L-Methionine:tRNA(Met) ligase (AMP-forming) Registry number: EC 6.1.1.10 (12 Dec 1998) |
| methionyl aminopeptidase | <enzyme> Salmonella typhimurium enzyme is specific for n-terminal methionine with alanine, threonine or glycine in second position, but not when leucine or methionine is second Registry number: EC 3.4.11.18 Synonym: n-terminal methionine-specific peptidase, peptidase m, methionine aminopeptidase, aminopeptidase m, metap-1 (26 Jun 1999) |
| methionyl dipeptidase | A hydrolase catalyzing the hydrolysis of an l-methionyl-amino acid to l-methionine and an amino acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| methiothepin | <chemical> 8-methylthio-10-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-10,11-dihydrodibenzo-(b,f)thiepin. A serotonin receptor antagonist in the central nervous system used as an antipsychotic. Pharmacological action: antipsychotic agents, serotonin antagonists. Chemical name: Piperazine, 1-(10,11-dihydro-8-(methylthio)dibenzo(b,f)thiepin-10-yl)-4-methyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| methisazone | <drug> That specifically blocks the translation of late viral mRNA in poxvirus infection and was used prophylactically for smallpox. (18 Nov 1997) |
| methitural | An intravenous thiobarbiturate resembling thiopental and used for the induction of anaesthesia; exerts a brief effect due to rapid redistribution in the body after a single injection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| methixene hydrochloride | 1-Methyl-3-(thioxanthen-9-ylmethyl)piperidine hydrochloride;an anticholinergic agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metho- | See: meth-. (05 Mar 2000) |
| methocarbamol | <chemical> A centrally acting muscle relaxant whose mode of action has not been established. It is used as an adjunct in the symptomatic treatment of musculoskeletal conditions associated with painful muscle spasm. Pharmacological action: muscle relaxants, central. Chemical name: 1,2-Propanediol, 3-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-, 1-carbamate (12 Dec 1998) |
| method | The mode or manner or orderly sequence of events of a process or procedure. See: fixative, operation, procedure, stain, technique. Origin: G. Methodos; fr. Meta, after, + hodos, way (05 Mar 2000) |