gliotrophin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that stimulate the growth of glial cells


immunolectin

(biochemistry, immunology) Any lectin associated with the immune system


leishmanolysin

(biochemistry) An endopeptidase present in some trypanosomes of the genus Leishmania.


preproenzyme

(biochemistry) The precursor of a proenzyme


acetylatase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses acetylation


alloalbumin

(genetics, biochemistry) Any of a group of genetically-related albumins found in blood serum


copolymerase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a copolymerization reaction


digalactosidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a digalactoside


endosialidase

(biochemistry) Any endocellular sialidase


phosphoribohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses phosphoribosyl groups


thiocillin

(biochemistry) A macrocyclic thiazole peptide that has bacteriocidal activity


thiomuracin

(biochemistry) A thiopeptide that is an antimicrobial secondary metabolite


thioreductase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces disulfide to thiol


uterocalin

(biochemistry) A lipocalin secreted by the endometrium


spermadhesin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins associated with the surface of sperm cells of some mammals


advillin

(biochemistry) A gelsolin that regulates the morphogenesis of neurons


alcalase

(biochemistry) A protease obtained from Bacillus licheniformis


chagasin

(biochemistry) A Trypanosoma protein that inhibits cysteine proteases


mesoglein

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins present in the mesoglea of the jellyfish Aurelia aurita


metablastin

(biochemistry) A cytosolic phosphoprotein that is involved in cell cycle regulation


nematogalectin

(biochemistry) A galectin present in nematocysts


perhydrolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a reaction with hydrogen peroxide


pronapin

Brassica napus
Brassica napus#Translingual

(biochemistry) A storage protein present in Brassica napus


sarcalumenin

sarcoplasmic reticulum
sarcoplasmic reticulum

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein present in the sarcoplasmic reticulum of striated muscle


alginase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyzes an algin


apicortin

en-noun

apicortin (countable and uncountable, plural apicortins)

(biochemistry) A protein present in apicomplexan parasites


basogranulin

(biochemistry) A basophil granule protein


hexabrachion

extracellular matrix
extracellular matrix

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein of the extracellular matrix that is prominent in embryogenesis, wound healing and tumorigenesis


metadherin

(biochemistry) An adherin involved in angiogenesis


polyphenoloxidase

(biochemistry) Any oxidoreductase that oxidises polyphenols


thrombomucin

(biochemistry) A cell surface protein associated with thrombocytes


chondrolectin

(biochemistry) A transmembrane lectin that binds carbohydrate


fucokinase

(biochemistry) Any kinase that catalyses the phosphorylation of fucose


hexastatin

(biochemistry) A short form of collagen that shows some anticancer activity


kalirin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins, that interact with many other proteins, associated with nerve growth


mammaglobulin

(biochemistry) A globulin related to mammaglobin


metallochelatase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme (such as ferrochelatase) that catalyses the chelation of a metal ion


nardilysin

nardilysin (countable and uncountable, plural nardilysins)

(biochemistry) A peptidase that cleaves polypeptides next to arginine or lysine amino acids.


phytyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a phytyl group


sulfohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an organic sulfate


vivapain

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cysteine proteases in Plasmodium vivax


centrosomin

(biochemistry) A protein in the centrosome of some fies


centrobin

(biochemistry) A protein associated with centriole duplication and cytokinesis


curdlanase

curdlanase (countable and uncountable, plural curdlanases)


denitrosylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses denitrosylation


galactoglycoprotein

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein whose sugar is galactose


holocytochrome

(biochemistry) Any cytochrome that has a heme group attached


holophytochrome

(biochemistry) Any phytochrome that has a heme group attached


lebercilin

(biochemistry) A protein associated with centrosomal or ciliary functions


plasmolipin

(biochemistry) A transmembrane plasma lipoprotein


tachystatin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of antimicrobial chitin-binding peptides from the Japanese horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)


dioscorin

dioscorin (countable and uncountable, plural dioscorins)

(biochemistry) The storage protein of yams (Dioscorea)


exosialidase

(biochemistry) A glycoside hydrolases that removes a single terminal sialic acid residue from an oligosaccharide


gallerimycin

(biochemistry) An antifungal defensin in the greater wax moth Galleria


immulectin

immulectin (countable and uncountable, plural immulectins)

(biochemistry) A lectin present in a Manduca


limnonectin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides present in the skin of some frogs of the genus Limnonectes


merolectin

(biochemistry) A lectin that has only a single sugar-binding centre, and does not agglutinate cells


superlectin

(biochemistry) A member of a superfamily of related lectins


yatalase

(biochemistry) A commercial enzyme preparation used to digest fungal cell walls


deferrochelatase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that reverses to action of ferrochelatase


galactolipase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a galactolipid


cucumisin

Cucumisin (EC 3.4.21.25, 67 kDa) is an alkaline serine protease found in various melon fruits such as Cucumis melo L. and various gourds.

2017, Alaa El-Din A. Bekhit, Advances in Meat Processing Technology, page 87:

(biochemistry) A peptidase present in the musk melon (Cucumis melo).


exoglycohydrolase

(biochemistry) An exocytic glycohydrolase


exopolygalacturonase

(biochemistry) An exocytic polygalacturonase


glucomannanase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a glucomannan


hepatoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein present in the liver


laminarase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of laminarin


mannase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of mannose derivatives


porphyranase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a porphyran


rhophilin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of GTP-binding proteins


ankycorbin

(biochemistry) A protein associated with spermatid adhesion


arabinofuranohydrolase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arabinofuranoses


deoxynuclease

(biochemistry) A nuclease that acts on DNA


envokine

(biochemistry) Any of a particular class of chimeric cytokines


frustulin

(biochemistry) A protein associated with the biomineralisation of the frustulum of diatom cell walls


hydroxymethylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a hydroxymethylation reaction


mucopolysaccharidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a mucopolysaccharide


phosphoisomerase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the isomerization of carbohydrate phosphates


caffeoyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a caffeoyl group


floppase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that transport lipids from the cytosolic to the exoplasmic face of a cell


myonectin

(biochemistry) A particular myokine released by the contraction of muscle


oxomutase

(biochemistry) Any mutase that modifies oxygen-containing heterocycles (typically converting an oxirane to an oxetane)


ribotransferase

(biochemistry) Alternative form of ribosyltransferase


cyanovirin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of virucidal proteins present in some cyanobacteria


furanosidase

(biochemistry) Any hydrolase that hydrolyses furanosides


glycolipase

(biochemistry) Any carboxylesterase that hydrolyses glycolipids


mannohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any hydrolase that removes a mannose moiety, typically from a mannoside


microginin

microginin (countable and uncountable, plural microginins)

(biochemistry) A pentapeptide, present in the blue-green alga Microcystis aeruginosa


microvirin

(biochemistry) A lectin, that binds mannose, present in a cyanobacterium Microcystis


nepenthesin

nepenthesin (countable and uncountable, plural nepenthesins)

(biochemistry) A protease present in Nepenthes pitcher plants


ANF

atrial natriuretic factor
atrial natriuretic factor#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of atrial natriuretic factor.


enterolobin

(biochemistry) An haemolytic protein in seeds of the Brazilian tree Enterolobium.


neuronatin

(biochemistry) A proteolipid associated with the control of ion channels during brain development


scygonadin

scygonadin (countable and uncountable, plural scygonadins)

(biochemistry) An antimicrobial protein present in the crab Scylla


vanadoenzyme

(biochemistry) Any enzyme containing vanadium.


flavoreductase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the reduction of a flavin


galactomannoprotein

(biochemistry) Any glycoprotein derived from a galactomannan


grainyhead

(biochemistry) A protein, in fruit flies, associated with regulation of dopa


matrilin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteoglycan-associated proteins that are major components of extracellular matrix of various tissues


polysaccharidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a polysaccharide


carbamyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a carbamyl group


carboxymethyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a carboxymethyl group


exopolymerase

(biochemistry) Any exocellular polymerase


glucoxidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of glucose


phylloseptin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides in the skin secretion of phyllomedusine frogs


plasticin

(biochemistry) A neurofilament protein present in the goldfish retina


bassiacridin

(biochemistry) A protein, toxic to locusts, present in the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana


bryodin

Bryonia dioica
Bryonia dioica#Translingual

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein present in the bryony Bryonia dioica


cycloligase

(biochemistry) Any ligase that catalyses a cyclization reaction


fetomodulin

(biochemistry) thrombomodulin when present in parietal endoderm


maltohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a polysaccharide by removing a terminal maltose moiety


polcalcin

polcalcin (countable and uncountable, plural polcalcins)

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein associated with chenopod pollinosis


polycalin

polycalin (countable and uncountable, plural polycalins)

(biochemistry) A lipocalin associated with the silkworm (of genus Bombyx)


sedoheptulokinase

(biochemistry) A kinase that catalyses the phosphorylation of sedoheptulose


lipolactonase

(biochemistry) Any lactonase that is active against lipoproteins


streptogrisin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteases present in Streptomyces griseus


transsuccinylase

(biochemistry) Synonym of succinyltransferase


aminoprotease

(biochemistry) A protease that reacts with a protein's free amino group


leucoprotease

(biochemistry) Alternative form of leukoprotease


apophytochrome

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of a phytochrome


calstabin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of immunophilins that mediates the interaction of calcium ions with the heart


chromostatin

(biochemistry) A secretory protein, derived from chromogranin, that modulates catecholamine secretion


crotapotin

(biochemistry) One of the components proteins of crotoxin


conantokin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of small proteins present in the venom of cone snails of the genus Conus.


deoxycytidyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a deoxycytidyl group


diapausin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of antimicrobial proteins present in several lepidopteran insects


lipozyme

(biochemistry) A commercial form of lipase


miniplasmin

(biochemistry) A variant of plasmin that lacks one or more amino acids from the N-terminal position


pneumoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein typically found in the fluid of the lungs


pseudolysin

(biochemistry) A peptidase enzyme that has the characteristics of a lysin


cytocalbin

cytocalbin (countable and uncountable, plural cytocalbins)

Shortening of cytoskeleton-related calmodulin-binding protein.

(biochemistry) Any cytoskeleton-related calmodulin-binding protein.


holoceruloplasmin

(biochemistry) The holoenzyme of ceruloplasmin


osmotin

(biochemistry) An antifungal protein that provides protection from osmotic stress


phosphoriboisomerase

(biochemistry) A phosphoribose isomerase


rhodanase

(biochemistry) A mitochondrial enzyme that detoxifies cyanide by converting it to thiocyanate


glycoalbumin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein derived from an albumin


redoxase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a redox reaction


tricalbin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of membrane-bound proteins present in yeasts


adenylase

(biochemistry) The enzyme adenylyl cyclase


arabinofuranosyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that moves arabinofuranosyl groups


caleosin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of plant proteins that bind calcium


conodipine

(biochemistry) A phospholipase in the venom of cone snails


conomarphin

(biochemistry) A peptide in the venom of some cone snails


contryphan

contryphan (countable and uncountable, plural contryphans)


endogalacturonase

(biochemistry) A form of polygalacturonase that breaks the carbohydrate in the middle


hemocytin

(biochemistry) An insect lectin in silkworms


malcavernin

(biochemistry) A signalling protein associated with cerebral cavernous malformations


osteostatin

(biochemistry) A protein fragment that modulates osteogenesis


nucleoriboprotein

(biochemistry) A riboprotein in the nucleus of a cell


phospholipoprotein

(biochemistry) Any lipoprotein in which the lipid is a phospholipid


spiralin

(biochemistry) A mycoplasmal membrane lipoprotein


tektin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of polymeric cytoskeletal proteins


striatin

striatin (countable and uncountable, plural striatins)

(biochemistry) A calmodulin-binding protein


thyrostimulin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein hormone that stimulates thyroid activity


thiouridylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a derivative of thiouridine


ferripyochelin

(biochemistry) An iron-binding protein present in Pyrococcus horikoshii


nephrocalcin

(biochemistry) An acidic glycoprotein that prevents the formation of kidney stones


sortilin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of membrane glycoproteins that regulate cardiovascular activity


steroleosin

(biochemistry) A dehydrogenase, present in oil-bearing seeds, that binds sterols


swollenin

(biochemistry) A protein, in fungi of the genus Trichoderma, that is similar to the expansins found in plants


thiolactonase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a thiolactone


versicanase

(biochemistry) A protease that hydrolyses versican


aprataxin

(biochemistry) A DNA-binding protein involved in the repair of single-strand DNA breaks


chorismatase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of chorismates


cornifelin

(biochemistry) A protein associated with keratinization


cycloviolacin

Viola odorata
Viola odorata#Translingual

(biochemistry) A cyclic, cytotoxic peptide present in Viola odorata.


desmoyokin

(biochemistry) A very large protein present in muscle cells


galacturonase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a galacturonate


helimerase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that functions both as a helicase and a DNA polymerase


hevein

Hevea brasiliensis
Hevea brasiliensis#Translingual

(biochemistry) a form of lectin, in the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis, associated with latex coagulation


lipoxidase

unsaturated fatty acid
unsaturated fatty acid

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids


otospiralin

(biochemistry) A protein produced by fibrocytes of the inner ear


otopetrin

From Ancient Greek οὖς, ὠτ- (oûs, ōt-, “ot-; ear”) and Ancient Greek πέτρος (pétros, “stone”)

der

(biochemistry) Any of a group of transmembrane proteins associated with otoconia and with sensing the sour taste


phoborhodopsin

(biochemistry) A photoreceptor pigment used for negative phototaxis in halobacteria


rhicadhesin

(biochemistry) A membrane protein in Rhizobium


HRP

horseradish peroxidase
horseradish peroxidase#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of horseradish peroxidase.


deglycylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that removes terminal glycine residues from a protein


ectonucleosidase

(biochemistry) Any nucleosidase that is active outside of a cell


lactaptin

(biochemistry) A casein fragment that has some anticancer activity


riproximin

(biochemistry) A protein that inactivates certain ribosomes and may have anticancer uses


rhizavidin

(biochemistry) An avidin dimer present in Rhizobium bacteria


tigerinin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins, on the skin of the frog Hoplobatrachus rugulosus, that releases insulin from suitable cells


asialoorosomucoid

(biochemistry) A particular asialoglycoprotein


hemelipoprotein

(biochemistry) A lipoprotein that has a central heme group


mannobiosidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a mannobioside


patellin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins associated with cell plate formation during cytokinesis


apoflavoprotein

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of a flavoprotein


calerythrin

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein present in several gram-positive bacteria


calvasculin

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein


corticoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein of the adrenal cortex


matrixin

en-noun

matrixin (countable and uncountable, plural matrixins)

(biochemistry) A metalloproteinase that hydrolyses matrix proteins


mycoredoxin

(biochemistry) A oxidoreductase that reduces arsenates to arsenite, typically as a defence mechanism against arsenic poisoning.


phosphoriboprotein

(biochemistry) A riboprotein that has a bound phosphate group


syphaxin

(biochemistry) A hemolytic protein present in the frog Leptodactylus syphax


apovitellenin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of avian lipoproteins


barbiturase

barbiturase (countable and uncountable, plural barbiturases)

(biochemistry) A barbiturate amidohydrolase


geranyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a geranyl group.


phosphogalactoisomerase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that converts glucose-1-phosphate to the isomeric glucose-6-phosphate


oligoprenyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers oligoprenyl groups


scinderin

(biochemistry) An actin related to gelsolin


sequenase

genetically modified
genetically modified

(biochemistry) A genetically modified form of DNA polymerase used in DNA sequencing


seripauperin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins active in alcoholic fermentation


acutobin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of serine glycoprotein proteases.


nitrosylmyoglobin

nitrosylmyoglobin (usually uncountable, plural nitrosylmyoglobins)

(biochemistry) A form of myoglobin, formed in nitrite-cured meat, that may have a protective role during ischemia


necroenzyme

(biochemistry) An enzyme associated with necrosis


okinaxobin

(biochemistry) A type of thrombin present in the venom of Ovophis okinavensis


dardarin

From Basque dardara (“quivering, shivering, trembling”), named for the effects of Parkinson's disease + -in.

bor

(biochemistry) A kinase associated with Parkinson's disease


fructohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any hydrolase that removes a terminal fructose moiety from a polysaccharide


gomesin

(biochemistry) An antimicrobial protein produced by the tarantula Acanthoscurria gomesiana


holoflavodoxin

en-noun

holoflavodoxin (countable and uncountable, plural holoflavodoxins)

(biochemistry) The holoprotein of flavodoxin


hamadarin

(biochemistry) A protein in the saliva of the mosquito


PNN

(biochemistry) pinin, the PNN protein, encoded by the PNN gene


bacillopeptidase

(biochemistry) Any peptidase produced by a bacillus


fibrohexamerin

(biochemistry) A recombinant protein produced by the silkmoth (Bombyx mori)


lactophorin

(biochemistry) A phosphoglycoprotein present in milk


HPR

(biochemistry) Initialism of haptoglobin-related protein.


soystatin

(biochemistry) A soya protein that lowers blood cholesterol


actobindin

(biochemistry) A dimeric polypeptide that can bind two molecules of actin


anophelin

(biochemistry) An anticoagulant protein, derived from mosquitos, that inhibits thrombin


bothropasin

(biochemistry) An endopeptidase present in the venom of Bothrops jararaca


crustocalcin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of calcins present in the shell of some crustaceans


chitolectin

(biochemistry) A lectin related to chitinase


cyclodextrinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a cyclodextrin


hemoenzyme

(biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that control the chemistry of heme


immunocalin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of immunomodulatory lipocalins


kanadaptin

(biochemistry) A particular human nuclear protein


mitsugumin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins involved in cellular membrane repair


myotactin

(biochemistry) A hypodermal protein involved in myocyte adhesion


peroxidasin

(biochemistry) A protein related to peroxidase


thiohydrolase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a thioester


cholesterol esterase

cholesterol esterase (plural cholesterol esterases)

(biochemistry) A sterol esterase that hydrolyses esters of cholesterol


sterol esterase

sterol esterase (plural sterol esterases)

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a sterol ester (typically of a fatty acid)


grancalcin

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein present in neutrophils and macrophages


holophosphatase

(biochemistry) A complex of a phosphatase and a protein subunit


insularinase

(biochemistry) A zinc metalloenzyme that is a prothrombin activator


metallonuclease

(biochemistry) Any nuclease that is a metalloenzyme


multicaspase

(biochemistry) A mixture of several caspases used to study apoptosis


phytaspase

(biochemistry) A caspase of plant origin


pleuralin

(biochemistry) A cell wall protein present in diatoms of the genus Cylindrotheca


apoglobin

(biochemistry) A form of a globin that lacks a heme unit


fragaceatoxin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of hemolytic proteins present in the sea anemone Actinia fragacea


glucodextranase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of glucosidic linkages of dextran


glycoisoform

(biochemistry) An isoform of a glycoprotein


microfibrillin

(biochemistry) A very short form of fibrillin that serves as a scaffold for the deposition of elastin


prosaptide

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein related to prosaposin


puroindoline

(biochemistry) Any of a small group of proteins, rich in tryptophan, found only in wheat


ribohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a riboside


sifuvirtide

(biochemistry) A peptide that inhibits HIV fusion and replication


testican

(biochemistry) A multidomain proteoglycan that is expressed in the brain


venceremin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptides associated with heat shock


fusaristatin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cyclic lipopeptides produced by fusaria


leukointegrin

(biochemistry) An integrin associated with leukocytes


total digestible nutrients

total digestible nutrients pl (plural only)

(agriculture) The total fiber, protein, lipid, and carbohydrate in a feed which can be converted into energy for an animal.


hemiptericin

(biochemistry) An antibacterial peptide present in some hemipteran insects


nucleomodulin

(biochemistry) Any of a particular class of bacterial modulin


tungstopterin

tungstopterin (countable and uncountable, plural tungstopterins)

(biochemistry) A thermophylic metalloenzyme, aldehyde ferredoxin oxidoreductase, containing tungsten,


geranylgeranylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of a geranylgeranyl group


PETase

From PET (“polyethylene terephthalate”) + -ase.

suffix

Holonym: Ideonella sakaiensis

Coordinate term: MHETase

polyethylene terephthalate
polyethylene terephthalate#English

mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate
mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate

(biochemistry) Any of a family of enzymes that break down polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) through hydrolysis into mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate.


selenosome

(biochemistry) A proteasome that contains a selenium atom


selenoperoxidase

(biochemistry) Any peroxidase that contains a selenium atom


apalbumin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein present in honey and in royal jelly


deglutathionylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses a deglutathionylation reaction


swivelase

(biochemistry) Synonym of DNA topoisomerase


angulin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of tight junction proteins associated with the blood-brain barrier


ferroactivator

(biochemistry) An enzyme activator that is active only in the presence of iron ions


neuromacin

(biochemistry) A macin associated with neurons


pseudopeptidase

(biochemistry) Synonym of pseudoprotease


retinophilin

(biochemistry) A phosphoprotein in the photoreceptors of fruit flies


chorein

(biochemistry) A protein associated with acanthocytosis and chorea


drebrin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of cytoplasmic proteins associated with actin


endoglycosylase

(biochemistry) A glycosylase that does not remove terminal glycosyl groupe


ferritoid

(biochemistry) A nuclear transport protein for ferritin in corneal epithelial cells


transport protein

en-noun

transport protein (plural transport proteins)

transmembrane protein
transmembrane protein

(biochemistry) A transmembrane protein that assists in the movement of substances across a membrane


myorod

(biochemistry) A protein in the smooth muscle of some mollusc; a filament containing this protein (together with myosin)


myotonin

(biochemistry) A kinase associated with myotonia


vanin

(biochemistry) Any of a particular group of proteins similar to biotinidase


calaxin

(biochemistry) A particular calcium-sensor protein that has a function in sperm motility


hydantoinase

(biochemistry) Any dihydropyrimidinase that hydrolyses hydantoin


ropporin

(biochemistry) A rhophilin in the flagella of sperm


GnRH

GnRH (countable and uncountable, plural GnRHs)

gonadotropin-releasing hormone
gonadotropin-releasing hormone#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of gonadotropin-releasing hormone.


galactohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any glycohydrolase that hydrolyses a galactoside


pheophytinase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that degrades chlorophyll to form pheophytin


spanin

(biochemistry) Any of a particular class of cytoplasmic lysis proteins


cyanohemoglobin

(biochemistry) A form of hemoglobin bound with a cyanide ion that can no longer bind with oxygen


affitin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of synthetic proteins that bind antigens


blendzyme

blendzyme (countable and uncountable, plural blendzymes)

(biochemistry) A blend of collagenase isoforms


brominase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a bromination reaction


deglutamylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a deglutamylation


glutamylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a glutamylation


lactate dehydrogenase

(biochemistry) A dehydrogenase that converts lactate into pyruvate.


zymolectin

(biochemistry) A lectin present in yeast.


mesaconase

(biochemistry) A type of fumarase that catalyses the hydrolysis of mesaconate


organophosphatase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of organophosphate esters


apoceruloplasmin

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of ceruloplasmin


apometalloprotein

(biochemistry) The form of a metalloprotein that lacks the coordinated metal atom


arabanase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an araban


aegyptin

Aedes aegypti
Aedes aegypti#Translingual

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins present in the salivary gland of the mosquito (Aedes aegypti)


carrageenase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a carrageenan.


desulfinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of a sulfinate group


depupylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses depupylation


deglutarylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of glutaryl groups


demalonylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of malonyl groups


phosphoprotease

(biochemistry) Any protease that cleaves phosphoproteins


polyaminase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a polyamination


seroin

(biochemistry) A structural protein in the silk of the silkmoth (Bombyx mori)


fluorinase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses a fluorination reaction


tachycitin

(biochemistry) An antimicrobial protein present in the hemocytes of the horseshoe crab


ovoflavoprotein

(biochemistry) A flavoprotein present in egg white


staphylothrombin

staphylothrombin (usually uncountable, plural staphylothrombins)

(biochemistry) A complex formed of coagulase and prothrombin


candidapepsin

Compound of translingual Candida + pepsin.

Candida albicans
Candida albicans#Translingual

(biochemistry) A pepsin present in Candida albicans


desmocadherin

(biochemistry) Any cadherin that is a constituent of a desmosome


glycerophosphatase

(biochemistry) Any phosphatase that hydrolyses glycerophosphates


sapecin

(biochemistry) An antibacterial protein present in a Sarcophaga


lipopeptidase

(biochemistry) Any peptidase that hydrolyses lipopeptides


riboexonuclease

(biochemistry) An exonuclease that cleaves RNA


acetoacetase

acetoacetase (countable and uncountable, plural acetoacetases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an acetoacetate


hTIM

From h for human and TIM for timeless. Capitals because it is a protein.


homogalacturonase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that hydrolyses homogalacturonan


revertase

reverse transcriptase
reverse transcriptase#English

(biochemistry) Synonym of reverse transcriptase


arthropsin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of opsins present in arthropods


cochlin

cochlin (countable and uncountable, plural cochlins)

(biochemistry) An extracellular matrix protein present in the cochlea and vestibule of the inner ear


nitrosoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein whose free -SH groups have been nitrosylated, typically by atmospheric NO


gasdermin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that help to regulate epithelial proliferation and differentiation


anamorsin

(biochemistry) A protein that inhibits apoptosis


burkavidin

(biochemistry) A biotin-binding protein present in Burkholderia


pinoid

(biochemistry) A protein kinase that regulates auxin


plastoglobulin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of lipoproteins present in the plastids of many plants


teneurin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of glycoproteins associated with neurons


apohemoprotein

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of a hemoprotein


apotransaminase

(biochemistry) The apoenzyme of a transaminase


bolinopsin

(biochemistry) A photoprotein present in the ctenophore Bolinopsis infundibulum


cerastocytin

(biochemistry) A protease present in the venom of some snakes


fesselin

(biochemistry) A protein, present in smooth muscle, that stimulates actin


macroprotein

(biochemistry) Any relatively large protein, typically a metalloprotein


myotubulin

(biochemistry) A tubulin present in muscle tissue.


milk albuminate

milk albuminate (plural milk albuminates)


leiomodin

leiomodin (countable and uncountable, plural leiomodins)

(biochemistry) A protein, in muscle cells, that binds actin


myristoylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a myristoylation


renaturase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses renaturation


thermozyme

(biochemistry) Any thermally-stable enzyme, typically expressed by thermophiles


ERM protein family

A family of proteins and their encoding genes found in vertebrates resulting from the triplicate replication of the ancestral single gene found in non-vertebrates, that concern activity of microtubules and actin filaments.


SNARE

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins whose primary role is to mediate vesicle fusion.


depalmitoylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a depalmitoylation reaction


glycocalicin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein associated with platelets


preproalbumin

(biochemistry) A precursor of an albumin that has an extension of amino acids at the N-terminus


tensilin

(biochemistry) A form of stiffening protein in some sea creatures


endogalactosidase

(biochemistry) An endocellular galactosidase


gigaxonin

(biochemistry) A particular cytoskeletal protein that contains kelch sequences


metalloisoenzyme

(biochemistry) Any isoenzyme that contains a metal atom which is essential for its biological activity


neuropeptidase

(biochemistry) A peptidase that breaks down neuropeptides


equatorin

(biochemistry) An acrosomal protein present in mammalian sperm


lipogenase

(biochemistry) Alternative form of lipoxygenase


invadolysin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of metalloproteinase associated with mitosis and cell migration


riboendonuclease

(biochemistry) An endonuclease that acts upon RNA


adipomyokine

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein form of cytokine associated with adipose tissue


MTase

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of methyltransferase.


velaglucerase

(biochemistry) a form of glucocerebrosidase


xylotransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase that transfers xylose groups.


jararhagin

(biochemistry) A hemorrhagic metalloproteinase in the venom of the snake Bothrops jararaca


ACE1 (countable and uncountable, plural ACE1s)

angiotensin converting enzyme 1
angiotensin converting enzyme 1#English

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of angiotensin converting enzyme 1.


coleoptericin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of antibacterial proteins present in some insects


glucohexokinase

glucohexokinase (countable and uncountable, plural glucohexokinases)


rhinocerosin

(biochemistry) An antibacterial protein present in larvae of a rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros


spirocyclase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a spirocyclization reaction, especially the formation of a spiroketal


maxiferritin

(biochemistry) A form of ferritin that has a large internal cavity


photooxidase

photooxidase (usually uncountable, plural photooxidases)


cerebroprotein

cerebroprotein (countable and uncountable, plural cerebroproteins)

(biochemistry) The protein content of brain tissue


(biochemistry) Initialism of 5-hydroxytryptamine.


magnetoferritin

(biochemistry) A superparamagnetic form of ferritin that contains magnetic ferric oxide in its interior


thiogalactopyranosidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a thiogalactopyranoside


amylohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any hydrolase that hydrolyses starch


blisterase

(biochemistry) A proprotein convertase, similar to subtilisin, present in nematodes


cyclophorase

(biochemistry) Any of a group of oxidative enzymes associated with mitochondria


gyroxin

(biochemistry) A toxin present in the venom of the rattlesnake Crotalus durissus


Tn

(biochemistry, medicine) Abbreviation of troponin.


tTG

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of tissue transglutaminase.


sGC

guanylyl cyclase
guanylyl cyclase#English

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of soluble guanylyl cyclase.


neprosin

(biochemistry) A peptidase present in the digestive fluid of the pitcher plant Nepenthes ventrata


telocollagen

(biochemistry) A form of collagen that terminates in a telopeptide


lufaxin

(biochemistry) A protein in the saliva of sand flies


neuritin

(biochemistry) A neurotrophic protein that promotes neurite growth


convicilin

convicilin (countable and uncountable, plural convicilins)

(biochemistry) A trimeric globulin, related to vicilin, present in peas


exodeubiquitinase

exodeubiquitinase (countable and uncountable, plural exodeubiquitinases)


elosulfase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that mimics the activity of a sulfatase


creatine phosphokinase

creatine phosphokinase (plural creatine phosphokinases)

(biochemistry) The creatine kinase enzyme.

creatinfosfochinasi

creatine kinase — see also creatine kinase


CPK

creatine phosphokinase
creatine phosphokinase#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of creatine phosphokinase.


abductin

Coined by Robert E. Kelly and Robert V. Rice in 1967, from abductor + -in.

coinage

(biochemistry) An insoluble elastic protein found in the hinge ligament of bivalve mollusks.


rtPA

From r (“recombinant”) + tPA (“tissue plasminogen activator”).

af

tissue plasminogen activator
tissue plasminogen activator#English

(biochemistry, pharmacology) Initialism of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator.


MuSK

muscle-specific kinaze
muscle-specific kinaze#English

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of muscle-specific kinaze.


vibronectin

(biochemistry) A protein similar to vitronectin and fibronectin


WalK

(biochemistry) A particular histidine kinase


fructansucrase

(biochemistry) Any sucrase that produces a fructan


glucansucrase

(biochemistry) Any sucrase that produces a glucan


pentaspanin

(biochemistry) A protein associated with integrin


deglycase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a glycated protein


beta globulin

(biochemistry) Any of a particular group of globular proteins


glycogenase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of glycogen


glucosylcerebrosidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that removes the glucosyl part of a cerebroside


CRH

en-noun

CRH (countable and uncountable, plural CRHs)

corticotropin-releasing hormone
corticotropin-releasing hormone#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of corticotropin-releasing hormone.


achatin

(biochemistry) A neuroexcitatory peptide, from a snail of the genus Achatina, that enhances the amplitude and frequency of the heartbeat.


anomerase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the formation of anomers


carboxydase

(biochemistry) Synonym of carboxypeptidase


saccharopepsin

(biochemistry) A pepsin present in yeast


aminopropyltransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase that moves aminopropyl groups as part of the biosynthesis of polyamines


dynacortin

Dictyostelium discoideum
Dictyostelium discoideum#Translingual

(biochemistry) an actin present in Dictyostelium discoideum


carbamylase

(biochemistry) Synonym of carbamoyltransferase; Synonym of transcarbamylase


fibroactin

(biochemistry) A form of fibronectin related to an actin


dulanermin

(medicine, biochemistry) A recombinant protein used to treat some cancers


carbapenamase

(biochemistry) A β-lactamase that hydrolyses carbenicillin


apocalmodulin

(biochemistry) The apoprotein form of calmodulin that lacks a central calcium atom


dihydroceramidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a dihydroceramide


theozyme

(computing, biochemistry) A theoretical enzyme constructed mathematically


calpacitin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that bind to calmodulin


crenactin

(biochemistry) A filamentous protein, present in some crenarchaea, that is similar to an actin


multisynthetase

(biochemistry) A complex of multiple synthetases


oligomerase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an oligomer


trimethylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses a trimethylation (typically of a histone)


protooncoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein that is converted to an oncoprotein


antirecombinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses antirecombination


endosulfine

(biochemistry) A protein that mimics the action of sulfonylurea in the biosynthesis of insulin


contrahelicase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that counters the action of a helicase


ketothiolase

(biochemistry) A thiolase that (typically) acts on acetoacetate


dissolvase

(biochemistry) A helicase associated with chromosome dissolution


lactosylceramidase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that removes lactose from ceramide derivatives (lactocerebrosides)


seminase

(biochemistry) A protease in the seminal fluid of some flies


oxidoreductin

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses an oxidoreduction (typically of disulphide bonds in proteins)


fidgetin

(biochemistry) A protein that severs microtubules to aid recovery of damaged axons


lipoamidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of lipoylated proteins


lymphoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein associated with the lymph system


neoenzyme

(biochemistry) A mutated form of an existing enzyme


oligoadenylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an oligoadenylate


snoribonucleoprotein

(biochemistry) small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein


cocoonase

(biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme that weakens the fibres of a silkworm cocoon


dephosphorylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a sugar phosphate


hypermethylase

(biochemistry, genetics) An enzyme that catalyses hypermethylation


aldonolactonase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses an aldonolactone


carbenicillinase

(biochemistry) A penicillinase active against carbenicillin


macoilin

macoilin (countable and uncountable, plural macoilins)

(biochemistry) A transmembrane protein that regulates neuronal excitability


dimethylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses a dimethylation


glycanhydrolase

(biochemistry) Alternative form of glycanohydrolase


monopolin

(biochemistry) A complex of proteins involved in meiosis


dephosphocoenzyme

(biochemistry) A dephosphorylated coenzyme


myoglianin

(biochemistry) A protein expressed in the muscles and glia of some flies


hemoperoxidase

(biochemistry) A peroxidase present in blood


microplusin

microplusin (countable and uncountable, plural microplusins)

(biochemistry) An antimicrobial peptide present in the tick Rhipicephalus microplus.


thioenzyme

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that acts on a thiol group, typically of an amino acid such as cysteine


rhizopepsin

Rosa chinensis
Rosa chinensis#Translingual

(biochemistry) A proteinase present in Rosa chinensis


dephosphin

(biochemistry) A kinase that is phosphorylated in nerve terminals


ovoperoxidase

(biochemistry) Any peroxidase from an egg or oocyte


melastin

(biochemistry) A protein immunomodulator produced by Streptomyces


thyroglobin

(biochemistry) A globin produced by the thyroid gland


myopodin

(biochemistry) A protein present in cardiac smooth muscle


sororin

(biochemistry) A phosphoprotein that regulates sister chromatid cohesion


mucopolysaccharase

(biochemistry) Synonym of mucopolysaccharidase


thrombolysin

(biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme formed from plasminogen


fertilin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that mediate the binding of sperm to oocytes


ovulin

(biochemistry) A seminal protein that mediates ovulation in fish


debranchase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that counters branching in nucleic acids


tryptophyllin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptides in the skin secretions of some frogs


vasculotide

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptides that mimic the action of angiopoietin


nucellin

(biochemistry) an aspartic endopeptidase expressed in nucellar cells during degradation


-tropin

From -tropic (“attracted to or acting upon”) + -in.


-sterone

(biochemistry, steroids) Steroid hormone.


deethylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of an ethyl group from a compound


phosphoglycerokinase

phosphoglycerate kinase
phosphoglycerate kinase


(biochemistry) Abbreviation of thyroxine.


chlorogenase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses chlorogenic acid


ecotin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of protease inhibitors present in Gram-negative bacteria


methylthiotransferase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the transfer of a methylthio group


gonadotropin-releasing hormone

(biochemistry) A peptide hormone secreted by cells of the hypothalamus that stimulates secretion of gonadotropins.


strippase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that, along with helicase, is involved in DNA unwinding.


cystinosin

(biochemistry) A lysosomal transmembrane protein that transports cystine


aggregase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the aggregation of protein


acetaldehydase

en-noun

acetaldehydase (countable and uncountable, plural acetaldehydases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetic acid


triosephosphateisomerase

From triosephosphate + isomerase, equivalent to triose + phosphate + isomer + -ase.

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the reversible interconversion of the triosephosphate isomers dihydroxyacetone phosphate and D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.


cryptogein

(biochemistry) A fungal elicitor protein involved in plant defence


xylanesterase

(biochemistry) An esterase that catalyses the hydrolysis of xylans


sMMO

methane monooxygenase
methane monooxygenase

(biochemistry) soluble methane monooxygenase


chromosomin

(biochemistry) A protein, associated with chromosomes, present in the heads of fish sperm


isomeroreductase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that combines the activity of an isomerase and a reductase


saporin

ribosome-inactivating protein
ribosome-inactivating protein

Saponaria officinalis
Saponaria officinalis#Translingual

(biochemistry) A ribosome-inactivating protein present in the seeds of the soapwort Saponaria officinalis


ribonucleosidase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that removes the ribose moiety from a ribonucleoside


codehydrogenase

(biochemistry) Any dehydrogenase coenzyme


mnemiopsin

(biochemistry) A photoprotein that is bioluminescent in the presence of calcium ions


apomnemiopsin

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of mnemiopsin


carboxyhydrolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a carboxylic derivative


demethyltransferase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that removes or transfers a methyl group, typically in histones


darcin

(biochemistry) A particular male pheromone


halidohydrolase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that hydrolyzes haloacids


sinapoyltransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase that transfers a sinapoyl group


sporangin

(biochemistry) An enzyme associated with the development and release of sporangia


disaggregin

(biochemistry) A fibrinogen receptor antagonist present in the tick Ornithodoros moubata


savignygrin

(biochemistry) A platelet aggregation inhibitor present in the tick Ornithodoros savignyi


hemomucin

(biochemistry) A glycosylated protein present in the parasitoid wasp Macrocentrus cingulum


spheroidin

(biochemistry) A protein present on the surface of some poxviruses


moubatin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of lipocalin present in soft ticks


bacteriocuprein

(biochemistry) A bacterial form of erythrocuprein that contains two atoms of zinc


polyribonucleotidyltransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase that transfers polyribonucleotidyl groups.


monodeiodinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that removes a single iodine atom from thyroxine


metaxin

(biochemistry) A mammalian mitochondrial protein


trihexosidase

Any enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of a trihexoside, and often, more specifically, alpha-galactosidase (ceramide trihexosidase), a deficiency of which allows globotriaosylceramide (ceramide trihexoside) to accumulate in the tissues of people with Fabry disease.


snaclec

Snaclecs have a basic heterodimeric structure with two subunits, nearly always linked covalently, via a disulphide bond.

2013, Blanca Hernández-Ledesma, Chia-Chien Hsieh, Bioactive Food Peptides in Health and Disease, page 226:

(biochemistry) A lectin, typically in snake venom, that binds carbohydrate.


thyroid hormone

thyroid hormone (plural thyroid hormones)

Meronyms: triiodothyronine, thyroxine

(biochemistry) any of several closely related metabolically active compounds (as triiodothyronine) that are stored in the thyroid gland in the form of thyroglobulin or circulate in the blood usually bound to plasma proteins


maltosyltransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase that catalyses the transfer of maltosyl residues


pallilysin

Treponema pallidum
Treponema pallidum#Translingual

(biochemistry) A lysin present in Treponema pallidum


fibritin

(biochemistry) A structural protein in some viruses that attaches tail fibres to its baseplate


cardiolipase

(biochemistry) A lipase that acts on cardiolipin


caroubin

(biochemistry) A mixture of proteins, similar to gluten, obtained from carob beans


affimer

(biochemistry) A small protein that binds to a target molecule in the manner of an antibody


cellosyl

(biochemistry) A muramidase produced by the bacterium Streptomyces coelicolor


myohemoglobin

(biochemistry) A form of hemoglobin associated with muscle tissue


monoglucosyltransferase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a single glucosyl group


uromucoid

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein present in urine


cereblon

(biochemistry) A protein associated with ubiquitination


venestatin

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein produced by the parasitic nematode Strongyloides venezuelensis


xenopolymerase

(biochemistry) A DNA polymerase that originated in a different organism.


lacunin

(biochemistry) An extracellular matrix protein present in certain moths


aeruginolysin

Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas aeruginosa#Translingual

(biochemistry) A proteinase formed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa


ostreolysin

Pleurotus ostreatus
Pleurotus ostreatus#Translingual

(biochemistry) A cytolytic protein present in the oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus


fibrinoprotein

(biochemistry) A protein related to fibrinopeptide


tetrapenin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of exosomal proteins


caenacin

Caenorhabditis elegans
Caenorhabditis elegans#Translingual

(biochemistry) A protein (with associated gene "CaeNaCin") present in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans


sebelipase

(biochemistry) A recombinant form of lipase


archease

(biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes, involved in nucleic acid metabolism, found in almost all living organisms


triubiquitin

(biochemistry) A trimer of ubiquitin; the motif responsible for its biosynthesis


fimbrilin

(biochemistry) A protein present in fimbriae


semitrypsin

(biochemistry) A form of trypsin that cleaves peptide bonds only at one end of a protein


phototransferase

(biochemistry) Any photochemical transferase


aspercetin

(biochemistry) A hemorrhagic protein in the venom of a lancehead snake (Bothrops asper).


metallotransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase that is a metalloenzyme


aquaglycoporin

(biochemistry) A form of aquaporin that is active in the transport of water and glycols (including glycerol)


chimaerin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of protein that activates GTPase


nonkinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that is not a kinase


immunoglobulin A

(immunology) An antibody that plays a crucial role in the immune function of mucous membranes.


immunoglobulin D

(immunology) an antibody isotype that makes up about 1% of proteins in the plasma membranes of immature B lymphocytes


immunoglobulin M

(immunology) one of several isotypes of antibodies produced by vertebrates


immunoglobulin G

(immunology) the most common type of antibody found in human blood circulation


dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase

(biochemistry) An enzyme produced by the liver that contributes to the breakdown of thymine and uracil.


excisase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses an excision of a chromosome


hybridase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the degradation of RNA hybrids


quercetamide

(biochemistry) An amide obtained from quercetin in the form of an amorphous orange-yellow powder.


thyroid-stimulating hormone

anterior pituitary gland
anterior pituitary gland

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein hormone synthesized and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates activity of the thyroid gland.


suilysin

(biochemistry) A cytolysin produced by Streptococcus suis


mercapto protease

mercapto protease (plural mercapto proteases)

2005, "Proceedings on Rose Breeding, Cultivation and Production in China", Y Lin, Q Liu, IV International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation, actahort.org
Mercapto-protease and serine protease were both found in rose petals.

The protease may be mercapto protease, preferably papain.

2017, December 8, Chenguang Biotech Group Co Ltd, "Lycopene micro-capsule powder and preparation method therefor", European Patent Office EP3721874A1

2020, "Electrochemical detection of silver ions by using sulfur quantum dots modified gold electrode", L Fu, A Wang, K Xie, J Zhu, F Chen, H Wang, et al., Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Elsevier
The principle is that silver ion can inhibit the activity of free mercapto protease and thus inhibit its biological function [[4], [5], [6]].

Considering that papain is a mercapto protease enzyme, and sulfydryl groups of papain are deemed to show a strong affinity for Au and Ag (as was the case for BSA).

2020, X LiuY ZhangS WangC LiuT WangZ Qiuet al., “Performance comparison of surface plasmon resonance biosensors based on ultrasmall noble metal nanoparticles templated using bovine serum albumin”, in Microchemical Journal, Elsevier:

2021, "Cloning, expression and characterization of metalloproteinase HypZn from Aspergillus niger", P Song, W Xu, K Wang, Y Zhang, F Wang, X Zhou, et al., PLoS one, journals.plos.org
The cysteine protease inhibitor E-64 had little effect on enzyme activity, indicating that the HypZn active site does not contain cysteine and that it is not a mercaptoprotease.

(biochemistry) A protease that contains an active sulfhydryl group.


electroenzyme

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses an electrochemical reaction


kexin

kexin (countable and uncountable, plural kexins)

(biochemistry) A yeast serine peptidase.


ovoflavin

ovoflavin (usually uncountable, plural ovoflavins)


cassiicolin

(biochemistry) A toxic protein produced by Corynespora cassiicola


cerliponase

(biochemistry) A peptidase that acts on tripeptides


melanoproteinase

(biochemistry) Any proteinase that acts on a melanoprotein


alboaggregin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that are platelet agonists


sarcinopterin

(biochemistry) A derivative of methanopterin


listericin

Drosophila melanogaster
Drosophila melanogaster#Translingual

(biochemistry) A listericidal protein produced by the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster; the gene responsible for its formation


dodecandrin

(biochemistry) A small protein that inhibits the action of ribosomes


juxtanodin

(biochemistry) An oligodendroglial protein that binds actin


miniproteinase

(biochemistry) A relatively small proteinase


citrullinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses citrulline to produce ornithine


salikase

(biochemistry) An enzyme capable of hydrolyzing salicin to dextrose and saligenin.


ammonialyase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that converts an amine into ammonia


phosphofructomutase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of isomers of fructose phosphates


photokinase

(biochemistry) A kinase involved with photokinesis


metaeffector

(biochemistry) An effector (protein) of an effector


phosphonatase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses phosphonates


sarcosinase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that hydrolyses sarcosine moieties from proteins


phosphoglycosyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the transfer of a phosphoglycosyl group


toxifilin

(biochemistry) An actin present in chromists of the genus Toxoplasma


biotransferase

(biochemistry) Any naturally-occurring transferase


PEMT

PEMT (countable and uncountable, plural PEMTs)

(biochemistry) Initialism of phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase.


myoregulin

(biochemistry) A micropeptide that regulates muscle performance


mitoregulin

(biochemistry) A microprotein that supports mitochondrial supercomplexes


glucosamidase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that hydrolyses glucosamide


titty skittle

In reference to Skittles candy, as well as the breast growth caused by the extended use of estrogen.

Kayla even used the nickname for the little blue pills sold as Estrofem: titty skittles.

After six months of researching options for non-binary amab folk who want titty skittles without the titty, I am OFF TO MY FIRST HORMONE APPOINTMENT

2018 August 2, farbandish, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-18:

My girlfriend's 1 year on titty skittle was yesterday!!!,

2019 February 9, mmtruooao, “Ya girl just took her first titty skittle :^)”, in Reddit, traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns, archived from the original on 2022-08-18:

2019 August 29, Darcyblue, “Guess who finally got on the titty skittles? This girl right here! This was a long wait.”, in Reddit, traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns, archived from the original on 2022-08-18:

Trans people I knew—the cultists! —had insisted that the “titty skittles” would make my breasts grow.

2020, Grace Lavery, “Egg Theory's Early Style”, in Transgender Studies Quarterly, page 388:

I DREAM OF A WORLD WHERE ONE DAY ALL GOATS CAN HOLD THEIR HEADS UP HIGH AND BLEAT A SONG OF JOY BECAUSE THEIR PRIVATES MATCH THEIR GENDER IDENTITY AND EVERYONE IS OK WITH THAT PLUS THEY GET FREE GOVERNMENT TITTY SKITTLES

2021 May 16, fred k. engels®, “Trans goat rights are caprine rights”, in rec.radio.shortwave (Usenet), retrieved 2022-08-18:

I'm misses estradiol
I'm misses E
I'm misses titty skittle
I'm misses HRT
Friends call me girlmiser
Whatever I touch
turns to girls in my clutch
I’m just too much

2022 January 16, Hex_Bomb, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-01-16:

2022 February 8, Jaydee_O, “I got my titty Skittles! 💥🎊🎉🍈🍈”, in Reddit, MtF, archived from the original on 2022-08-18:

Yes, I know.
Thinking about this is scary.
Believe me, I was there every day of every month leading up to when I personally finally popped a titty skittle.
I'm just saying, this has been the best decision I've literally ever made & I regret not making it sooner.
Just saying.

2022 April 22, RileyGryc, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-04-22:

hormone replacement therapy
hormone replacement therapy

(transgender slang, humorous, usually in the plural) An estrogen pill taken as part of hormone replacement therapy.


Fem&M's

It's the little things while you are pre everything. Hopefully not for long though because I go on Thursday to hopefully get my Fem&m's

2017 September 24, ccbarber1014, “I got my belly button pierced!”, in Reddit, MtF, archived from the original on 2022-08-18:

2019 April 19, Fraih, “MRW I got a prescription for fem&m's after my first endo appointment without any gatekeeping.”, in Reddit, traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns, archived from the original on 2022-08-18:

Congrats Hun! Enjoy the Titty Skittles, Fem&M's, Breast Mints, Tit Tacs, Galtoids, Anticistamines

2019 February 9, Syn-the-Guardian, “I started on E!!!”, in Reddit, traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns, archived from the original on 2022-08-18:

THREE GODDAMN YEARS OF FEM&M’S TODAY AND IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER HELLLL YEA

2019 December 8, SomeBWord, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-18:

Good luck! Get them Fem&M's, Girl!

2019 December 9, ThatEdgyOne, “Got my first appointment in 2 hours for hrt so so so so soooooo excited but also super nervous hope you all have an amazing day today <3”, in Reddit, traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns, archived from the original on 2022-08-18:

I'm still only on Fem&M's and Antidudeimines.

2020 April 23, Riggy_Minus, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-18:

At the pharmacy waiting to pick up my titty skittles, fem&ms and anticistamines 💜💙

2022 March 1, Selenaissapphic, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-18:

(transgender slang, humorous) Estrogen pills taken as part of hormone replacement therapy.


CAPP

(biochemistry) Acronym of ceramide-activated protein phosphatase.


L-xylulokinase

L-xylulokinase (countable and uncountable, plural L-xylulokinases)

adenosine triphosphate
adenosine triphosphate

adenosine diphosphate
adenosine diphosphate

L-xylulose 5-phosphate
L-xylulose 5-phosphate

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and L-xylulose, producing ADP (adenosine diphosphate) and L-xylulose 5-phosphate. It's a phosphotransferase used in metabolism.


Femme&M's

(transgender slang, humorous) Alternative spelling of Fem&M's.


breast mint

this just reminded me that i forgot my breast mints today, thank you~

2016 February 24, @CryptChiroptera, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-04-17:

thanks 🖤 yea I’ve been on breast mints up to now

2018 April 23, @janusrose, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-04-19:

Hmmm, I know it's only day two of being on breast mints but I figured I'd feel something by now?

2022 March 21, @ByCharlotteFinn, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-03-22:

(transgender slang, humorous, usually in the plural) Synonym of Tit Tac.


Tit Tac

god i can never remember if i took my tit tacs already anymore

2018 December 5, @im_a_bitch_ty, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-04-15:

Hey it's been 7 months on HRT so here's the thread i do every month about my progress with the tit tacs!

2020 February 15, @sup_im_sammy, Twitter, archived from the original on 2020-02-16:

today is 23 months on tit tacs 😋

2021 June 12, @emily_dawnxo, Twitter, archived from the original on 2021-06-12:

(transgender slang, humorous, usually in the plural) A pill taken as part of feminizing hormone replacement therapy, especially spironolactone (called by this name due to its peppermint smell) or estrogen such as estradiol.


Elapid venoms mainly comprise peptides and proteins from seven families; secreted phospholipases A2 (PLA2s)^(32,33,34,35,36) and three-finger toxins (3FTxs)^(36,37,38,39) are often major constituents and have a dominant role in the action of the venom, […]

2022 June 10, Oliveira, A.L., Viegas, M.F., da Silva, S.L. et al., “The chemistry of snake venom and its medicinal potential”, in Nature Reviews Chemistry, volume 6, →DOI, page 453:

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of three-finger toxin.


SVSP

Other toxins — namely snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs)^(34,36,40,41,42), snake venom serine proteases (SVSPs)^(34,36,43) and l-amino acid oxidases (LAAOs)^(34,44,45,46,47) — represent an average of 6% of elapid venom.

(biochemistry) Initialism of snake venom serine protease.


SVMP

(biochemistry) Initialism of snake venom metalloproteinase.


LAAO

L-amino-acid oxidase
w:L-amino-acid oxidase

(biochemistry) Initialism of L-amino-acid oxidase.


(biochemistry) Abbreviation of phospholipase A2.


AChE

Coordinate term: BuChE

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of acetylcholinesterase.


BuChE

Coordinate term: AChE

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of butyrylcholinesterase.


CEBPB

CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta
w:CEBPB

(biochemistry) Initialism of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta.


(biochemistry) Abbreviation of formin-binding protein 1


caritoxin

(biochemistry) Either of two amino acid toxins produced by the sea anemone species, Actinia cari.


anticistamines

Blend of antihistamine + cis (“cisgender”).

blend

Super excited for you to finally get those anticistamines

2017 September 7, @JackRoyce, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-04-16:

(cw meds) tfw you're on the train to pride and you realize the one thing you forgot to pack is your anticistamines

2019 June 8, @concavetriangle, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-07-05:

9 months on anticistamines ✨🖤 trans joy is ~everything~

2021 February 27, @__jajaja___, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-07-05:

(transgender slang, humorous) Medication used for transgender hormone replacement therapy.


tPA

Coordinate term: uPA

(biochemistry) Initialism of tissue plasminogen activator.


glucose-6-phosphate isomerase

en-noun

glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (plural glucose-6-phosphate isomerases)

fructose 6-phosphate
fructose 6-phosphate

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes intercellular the interconversion of glucose 6-phosphate (G6P) and fructose 6-phosphate (F6P) and functions extracellular as a neurotrophic factor and lymphokine.


MSH

melanocyte-stimulating hormone
melanocyte-stimulating hormone#English

(endocrinology, biochemistry) Initialism of melanocyte-stimulating hormone.


TBG

thyroxine-binding globulin
thyroxine-binding globulin#English

(endocrinology, biochemistry) Initialism of thyroxine-binding globulin.


AMPK

AMP-activated protein kinase
w:AMP-activated protein kinase

(biochemistry) Initialism of AMP-activated protein kinase.

(acetyl-CoA carboxylase) kinase
w:(acetyl-CoA carboxylase) kinase

(biochemistry) Initialism of (acetyl-CoA carboxylase) kinase.


alcohol dehydrogenase

alcohol dehydrogenase (plural alcohol dehydrogenases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes or ketones.


BRCA

BRCA (countable and uncountable, plural BRCAs)

HGNC symbol, initialism of breast cancer.

The writer David Samuels, a friend since childhood, said the cause was metastatic breast cancer, which in her case had resulted from the BRCA genetic mutation. Ms. Wurtzel had a double mastectomy in 2015. After her diagnosis, she became an advocate for BRCA testing — something she had not had — and wrote about her cancer experience in The New York Times.

2020 January 7, Neil Genzlinger, “Elizabeth Wurtzel, ‘Prozac Nation’ Author, Is Dead at 52”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

(biochemistry) Any of a number of genes and proteins associated with breast cancer, especially BRCA1 and BRCA2.


lipovitamin

A deficit of biliary lipids in the alimentary tract causes: (a) fat malabsorption¹⁴², principally of lipovitamins, cholesterol and monoacylglycerols, but not of long-chain fatty acids¹⁶; (b) delayed formation of gut chylomicrons with larger sizes¹⁴³; […].

2008, M. C. Carey, M. R. Leonard, “Pathophysiology of bile secretion”, in M. C. Carey, P. Dité, A. Gabryelewicz, V. Keim, J. Mössner, editors, Falk Symposium 161: Future Perspectives in Gastroenterology, Dordrecht: Springer, →ISBN, page 88:


I have always told them not to worry, but the truth is I carry a “faulty” gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

2013 May 14, Angelina Jolie, “My Medical Choice”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

(biochemistry) A human tumor suppressor gene associated with breast cancer.


JAK

(biochemistry) Initialism of Janus kinase.


Hp

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of haptoglobin.


butyrinase

(biochemistry) The enzyme triacylglycerol lipase, which catalyzes the hydrolysis of ester linkages of triglycerides.


insertin

insertin (countable and uncountable, plural insertins)

From insert + -in. Coined by K. Ruhnau, A. Gaertner, and A. Wegner.

(biochemistry) A proteolytic fragment of tensin.


corticotropin-releasing hormone

corticotropin-releasing hormone (countable and uncountable, plural corticotropin-releasing hormones)

adrenocorticotropic hormone
adrenocorticotropic hormone

(biochemistry) A peptide hormone secreted by the hypothalamus, involved in the stimulation of the pituitary synthesis of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).


phosphatidyltransferase

phosphatidyltransferase (countable and uncountable, plural phosphatidyltransferases)

Steps that follow the formation of archaeal phospholipids are the activation of CDP-archaeol by CarS […] and head group modification by enzymes of the CPD-alcohol phosphatidyltransferases and by enzymes that are homologues of their bacterial counterparts.

2016, Pierre Pontarotti, Evolutionary Biology: Convergent Evolution, Evolution of Complex Traits, Concepts and Methods, page 196:

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphatidyl group from one molecule to another, involved in lipid metabolism and cell membrane synthesis.