| AAM | acute aseptic meningitis; American Academy of Microbiology; amino acid mixture; African American Mal... |
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| AAO | American Academy of Osteopathy; American Academy of Ophthalmology; American Academy of Optometry; Am... |
| aa seq | amino acid sequence |
| AOAA | amino-oxyacetic acid |
| BAA | benzoylarginine amide; branched amino acid |
| RNA, transfer, amino acyl | Intermediates in protein biosynthesis. The compounds are formed from amino acids, ATP and transfer RNA, a reaction catalyzed by aminoacyl trna synthetase. They are key compounds in the genetic translation process. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| c-Jun amino-terminal kinase | <enzyme> A stress-activated protein kinase; 46-kD kinase that phosphorylates ser(63) and ser(73) of c-jun; similar to yeast hog1 kinase; amino acid sequence given in second source; genbank l23118 Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- Synonym: jn kinase, jnk1 protein kinase, jnk-46, jnk1 protein, jun-nh2-terminal kinase, stress-activated protein kinase 1, sap kinase-1, sapk1, p46 sap kinase, c-jun kinase-1 (26 Jun 1999) |
| N-(5'-phosphoribosylformimino)-5-amino-1-(5''-phosphoribosyl)-4-imidazolecarboxamide isomerase | <enzyme> Has beta/alpha-barrel fold structure; involved in biosynthesis of histidine Registry number: EC 5.3.1.16 Synonym: hisa gene product, pfacr isomerase, phosphoribosylformimino-5-aminoimidazole carboxamide ribotide isomerase (26 Jun 1999) |
| succinylalanyl-alanyl-prolyl-phenylalanyl-7-amino-4-methylcoumarin hydrolase | <enzyme> Enzyme may be involved in attainment of transformed state Registry number: EC 3.4.24.- Synonym: suc-ala-ala-pro-phe-amc hydrolase, saapp-amc-hydrolase (26 Jun 1999) |
| essential amino acids | Alpha-amino acids nutritionally required by an organism and which must be supplied in its diet (i.e., cannot be synthesised by the organism) either as free amino acid or in proteins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| excitatory amino acids | Endogenous amino acids released by neurons as excitatory neurotransmitters. Glutamic acid is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. Aspartic acid has been regarded as an excitatory transmitter for many years, but the extent of its role as a transmitter is unclear. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-galactose | <chemical> Chemical name: D-Galactose, 2-amino-2-deoxy- (12 Dec 1998) |
| 2-amino-5-phosphonovalerate | <chemical> A potent and specific antagonist of nmda receptors (receptors, nmda) in the d-enantiomeric form. The l form is inactive at nmda receptors but may affect the ap4 (2-amino-4-phosphonobutyrate; apb) excitatory amino acid receptors. Pharmacological action: excitatory amino acid antagonists. Chemical name: Norvaline, 5-phosphono- (12 Dec 1998) |
| (3-(arginyl)amino-4-(4-nitrophenyl)butyryl)-leucyl-prolyl-threonine | Pharmacological action: neurotransmitters Synonym: 2-afb(p-no2)-proctolin, (afb(p-no2)(2))-proctolin (26 Jun 1999) |
| 8-amino-7-oxononanoate synthase | <enzyme> Chemical name: 7-keto-8-aminopelargonic acid synthetase Registry number: EC 2.3.1.47 Synonym: 7-kap synthetase, 8-amino-7-oxopelargonate synthase, 7-oxo-8-aminononanoate synthase, biof gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| Rambourg's chromic acid-phosphotungstic acid stain | <technique> A stain for glycoproteins, used with an electron microscope, with which ultrathin tissue sections reveal complex carbohydrates in the same locations as shown by Rambourg's periodic acid-chromic methenamine-silver stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetyl-CoA:alpha-glucosaminide acetyltransferase | <enzyme> An enzyme involved in the synthesis of certain carbohydrate moieties on proteins. A deficiency of this enzyme leads to mucopolysaccharidosis type III C. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adrenergic alpha-agonists | Drugs that selectively bind to and activate alpha adrenergic receptors. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adrenergic alpha-antagonists | Drugs that bind to but do not activate alpha-adrenergic receptors thereby blocking the actions of endogenous or exogenous adrenergic agonists. Adrenergic alpha-antagonists are used in the treatment of hypertension, vasospasm, peripheral vascular disease, shock, and pheochromocytoma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alpha | First letter of the Greek alphabet, a. (05 Mar 2000) |