brickellin

(biochemistry) An O-methylated flavonol found in Brickellia veronicifolia.


pacsin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of cytoplasmic phosphoproteins that play a role in vesicle formation and transport


cynaroside

(biochemistry) A flavone that is a 7-O-glucoside of luteolin, found in various plants.


nobilin

(biochemistry) A sesquiterpene lactone found in Dendrobium nobile.


briarellin

en-noun

briarellin (countable and uncountable, plural briarellins)

(biochemistry) Any of a class of eunicellin diterpenes found in Briareum.


kinamycin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of bacterial polyketide secondary metabolites containing a diazo group, known for their cytotoxicity.


reptilase

(biochemistry) An enzyme found in the venom of Bothrops snakes, with activity similar to thrombin.


urocanase

Inherited deficiency of urocanase leads to elevated levels of urocanic acid in the urine.

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the second step in the degradation of histidine, the hydration of urocanate into imidazolonepropionate.


verdoperoxidase

verdoperoxidase (countable and uncountable, plural verdoperoxidases)


globoside

(biochemistry) A kind of glycosphingolipid with more than one sugar as the side chain (or R group) of ceramide


galactosylceramidase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that removes galactose from ceramide derivatives (galactocerebrosides).


farnesyltranstransferase

farnesyltranstransferase (usually uncountable, plural farnesyltranstransferases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction trans,trans-farnesyl diphosphate + isopentenyl diphosphate ⇌ diphosphate + geranylgeranyl diphosphate, involved in steroid and terpenoid biosynthesis.


folacin

folacin (countable and uncountable, plural folacins)

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) folic acid


morpheein

(biochemistry) A protein that can form two or more different homo-oligomers (morpheein forms), but must come apart and change shape to convert between forms.


levansucrase

(biochemistry) A hexosyltransferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction sucrose + (2,6-beta-D-fructosyl)n ⇌ glucose + (2,6-beta-D-fructosyl)n⁺1.


farnesylpyrophosphate

farnesylpyrophosphate (countable and uncountable, plural farnesylpyrophosphates)

(biochemistry) An intermediate in the HMG-CoA reductase pathway used by organisms in the biosynthesis of terpenes, terpenoids, and sterols.


apoptin

(biochemistry) A short, nonstructural viral protein encoded by Chicken anemia virus.

apoptina

a short, nonstructural viral protein encoded by Chicken anemia virus


plasmepsin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of aspartic acid protease enzymes produced by the plasmodium parasite.


relaxosome

(biochemistry) The complex of proteins, including relaxase, that facilitate plasmids during bacterial conjugation


rhamnulokinase

(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + L-rhamnulose ⇌ ADP + L-rhamnulose 1-phosphate.


ribokinase

(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-ribose ⇌ ADP + D-ribose 5-phosphate.


ribulokinase

(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + L(or D)-ribulose ⇌ ADP + L(or D)-ribulose 5-phosphate.


ribophorin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of transmembrane glycoproteins located in the membrane of the rough endoplasmic reticulum, but absent in the membrane of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum.


ficain

(biochemistry) An enzyme derived from figs.


calneuron

(biochemistry) Any of a family of calcium sensor proteins expressed in the nervous system


neurexophilin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of glycoprotein neuropeptides that bind to neurexins


galactokinase

galactokinase (countable and uncountable, plural galactokinases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that facilitates the phosphorylation of α-D-galactose to galactose 1-phosphate at the expense of one molecule of ATP.


gerontine

(biochemistry, archaic) A substance isolated from liver, later identified as spermine.


musculamine

(biochemistry, archaic) A substance isolated from muscle, later identified as spermine.


gluconolactonase

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction D-glucono-1,5-lactone + H₂O ⇌ D-gluconate.


gluconokinase

(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-gluconate ⇌ ADP + 6-phospho-D-gluconate.


glucuronoxylan

(biochemistry) The primary part of hemicellulose as found in hardwood trees such as birch.


glycosylceramidase

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction glycosyl-N-acylsphingosine + H₂O ⇌ N-acylsphingosine + a sugar.


gitoxigenin

(biochemistry) The aglycone of gitoxin and of lanatoside B and of digitoxin


lanatoside

Digitalis lanata
Digitalis lanata#Translingual

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cardiac glycosides found in Digitalis lanata.


isolanid

(biochemistry) lanatoside C, a cardiac glycoside


glyceroneogenesis

(biochemistry) de novo synthesis of glyceride-glycerol from precursors other than glycerol or glucose


guanase

(biochemistry) guanine deaminase, an enzyme


guanylyltransferase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that transfers a guanosine monophosphate group, usually from GTP to another molecule, releasing pyrophosphate.


guanylin

(biochemistry) A 15 amino acid polypeptide, secreted by goblet cells in the colon, that acts as an agonist of the guanylyl cyclase receptor GC-C and regulates electrolyte and water transport in intestinal and renal epithelia.


iridin

From irid- + -in, as it is obtained from the iris plant.

(biochemistry) A toxic isoflavone, the 7-glucoside of irigenin.


isoschizomer

recognition sequence
recognition sequence

(biochemistry) Either of a pair of restriction enzymes specific to the same recognition sequence.


irisin

(biochemistry) A hormone that can replicate some of the positive effects of exercise.


epiandrosterone

(biochemistry) A steroid hormone with weak androgenic activity, a natural metabolite of dehydroepiandrosterone via the 5α-reductase enzyme.


pitrilysin

pitrilysin (countable and uncountable, plural pitrilysins)

(biochemistry) A particular bacterial protease.


isodesmosine

isodesmosine (countable and uncountable, plural isodesmosines)

(biochemistry) A lysine derivative found in elastin.


immunoprotein

(immunology, biochemistry) Any protein with immunological activity


intermedin

(biochemistry) A melanocyte-stimulating hormone


imidazolonepropionase

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction (S)-3-(5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-3H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoate + H₂O ⇌ N-formimidoyl-L-glutamate + H⁺.


irigenin

Iris domestica
Iris domestica#Translingual

(biochemistry) An O-methylated isoflavone that can be isolated from the rhizomes of the leopard lily (Iris domestica). Its 7-glucoside is iridin.


iduronidase

iduronidase (countable and uncountable, plural iduronidases)

/ˌaɪ.d͡ʒəˈɹɑn.əˌdeɪs/

(biochemistry) An enzyme involved in the degeneration of glycosaminoglycans, and found in the lysosomes of cells.


mannoheptose

mannoheptose (countable and uncountable, plural mannoheptoses)

(biochemistry) A heptose related to mannose.


spidroin

(biochemistry) The main type of protein in spiders' dragline silk.


NGF

nerve growth factor
nerve growth factor#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of nerve growth factor: a neurotrophic factor and neuropeptide involved in the growth of peripheral nerve cells.


ascorbase

(biochemistry) L-ascorbate oxidase, an oxidoreductase enzyme.


amylopullulanase

amylopullulanase (countable and uncountable, plural amylopullulanases)

(biochemistry) A glycoside hydrolase enzyme with amylase and pullulanase activity.


copeptin

(biochemistry) The C-terminal part of the arginine vasopressin precursor peptide that is a prognostic marker in patients with some acute diseases


arabinosyltransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme acting upon arabinose, involved in polymerisation of arabinogalactan.

arabinosyylitransferaasi

a transferase enzyme acting upon arabinose


aminase

(biochemistry) An enzyme involved in amination.


glutamyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a glutamyl group between molecules, especially between proteins


arylsulfotransferase

(biochemistry) A sulfotransferase enzyme that transfers a sulfate group from phenolic sulfate esters to a phenolic acceptor substrate.


thiorphan

(biochemistry) The active metabolite of racecadotril.


thiaminase

thiaminase (countable and uncountable, plural thiaminases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that metabolizes or breaks down thiamine into two molecular parts.


thioglucosidase

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction a thioglucoside + H₂O ⇌ a sugar + a thiol.


telokin

telokin (usually uncountable, plural telokins)

From Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end”), and kin(ase).

(biochemistry) An abundant protein found in smooth muscle, identical to the C-terminus of myosin light-chain kinase.


thiokinase

(biochemistry) A ligase that synthesizes coenzyme A thioesters.


thyroperoxidase

thyroperoxidase (countable and uncountable, plural thyroperoxidases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme, expressed mainly in the thyroid, that liberates iodine for addition onto tyrosine residues on thyroglobulin for the production of thyroxine or triiodothyronine.


thymopoietin

thymopoietin (countable and uncountable, plural thymopoietins)

(biochemistry) A protein involved in the induction of CD90 in the thymus.


tomatinase

tomatinase (countable and uncountable, plural tomatinases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that can degrade tomatine, found in some microbes.


transcortin

transcortin (countable and uncountable, plural transcortins)

(biochemistry) A protein, corticosteroid-binding globulin.


transaldolase

transaldolase (countable and uncountable, plural transaldolases)

pentose phosphate pathway
pentose phosphate pathway

(biochemistry) An enzyme of the pentose phosphate pathway that catalyzes the chemical reaction sedoheptulose 7-phosphate + glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate ⇌ erythrose 4-phosphate + fructose 6-phosphate.


tolerogen

From tolerance (or related word) + -gen.

(biochemistry) Any substance that invokes a specific immune non-responsiveness due to its molecular form, but which might be an immunogen in other forms.


trichohyalin

trichohyalin (countable and uncountable, plural trichohyalins)

(biochemistry) A protein in humans that confers mechanical strength on the hair follicle's inner root sheath and other toughened epithelial tissues, such as the hard palate and filiform ridges of the tongue.


triokinase

(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-glyceraldehyde ⇌ ADP + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.


tyrase

(biochemistry) The enzyme tyrosine ammonia lyase.


tryptophanase

tryptophanase (countable and uncountable, plural tryptophanases)

(biochemistry) A lyase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction L-tryptophan + H₂O ⇌ indole + pyruvate + NH₃.


trichosanthin

trichosanthin (countable and uncountable, plural trichosanthins)

Trichosanthes (“genus of Asian cucumber-like plants”) + -in

(biochemistry) A ribosome-inactivating protein and abortifacient derived from Trichosanthes kirilowii.


tuftsin

tuftsin (countable and uncountable, plural tuftsins)

From Tufts + -in, after Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA, where it was discovered.

(biochemistry) A tetrapeptide produced by enzymatic cleavage of the Fc-domain of the heavy chain of immunoglobulin G.


fibrinopeptide

(biochemistry) A polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin, that combines to form fibrin during blood-clotting


isotopic labelling

(biochemistry) The labelling of a molecule with a radioactive isotope so as to track its metabolism in an organism


zymohexase

zymohexase (countable and uncountable, plural zymohexases)


katsuwokinase

From Japanese 鰹 (katsuo,historical katsuwo, “skipjack tuna”) + kinase.

der

(biochemistry) A particular fibrinolytic enzyme.


kininogenase

en-noun

kininogenase (countable and uncountable, plural kininogenases)


chol

(biochemistry, medicine) Abbreviation of cholesterol.


hepoxilin

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) Either of two eicosanoid hormones involved in inflammation, derived from arachidonic acid via oxidation by the enzyme 12-lipoxygenase.


herculin

(biochemistry) myogenic factor 6, a myogenic regulatory factor


hippocalcin

(biochemistry) A particular calcium-binding protein.


histidase

histidase (countable and uncountable, plural histidases)


histidinase

(biochemistry) Histidine ammonia-lyase, an enzyme that converts histidine into ammonia and urocanic acid.


hnRNA

ribonucleic acid
ribonucleic acid#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleic acid.


holoprotein

(biochemistry) A conjugated protein; an apoprotein combined with its prosthetic group.


hyaluronoglucuronidase

hyaluronoglucuronidase (countable and uncountable, plural hyaluronoglucuronidases)

(biochemistry) A particular hyaluronidase enzyme.


hyaluronoglucosaminidase

hyaluronoglucosaminidase (countable and uncountable, plural hyaluronoglucosaminidases)


prehormone

(biochemistry) A substance secreted by glandular tissue that has little or no significant biological activity, but is converted in peripheral tissues into an active hormone.


hydroxymethylbilane

hydroxymethylbilane (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxymethylbilanes)

(biochemistry) A molecule involved in the metabolism of porphyrin. It is generated by the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase and then converted into uroporphyrinogen III.


galactocerebrosidase

galactocerebrosidase (countable and uncountable, plural galactocerebrosidases)


pepsinhydrochloric acid

(biochemistry, archaic) A hypothetical acid supposed to be formed when pepsin and dilute hydrochloric acid are mixed together.


biotinidase

biotinidase (usually uncountable, plural biotinidases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that allows the body to use and recycle biotin.


barotaxis

(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to pressure.


bindin

bindin (countable and uncountable, plural bindins)

(biochemistry) A protein involved in the process of sea urchin fertilization.


mannoheptulose

mannoheptulose (usually uncountable, plural mannoheptuloses)

(biochemistry) A hexokinase inhibitor found in avocados.


malonyltransferase

malonyltransferase (countable and uncountable, plural malonyltransferases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of malonyl.


melanostatin

melanostatin (usually uncountable, plural melanostatins)

(biochemistry) Melanocyte-inhibiting factor (an endogenous peptide fragment derived from cleavage of the hormone oxytocin).


metapyrocatechase

metapyrocatechase (countable and uncountable, plural metapyrocatechases)

(biochemistry) Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase, an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction catechol + O₂ ⇌ 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde.


metanephrine

metanephrine (countable and uncountable, plural metanephrines)

(biochemistry) A metabolite of epinephrine (adrenaline) created by the action of catechol-O-methyl transferase on epinephrine.


mexamine

(biochemistry) 5-methoxytryptamine, a tryptamine derivative closely related to the neurotransmitters serotonin and melatonin.


monellin

monellin (countable and uncountable, plural monellins)

From Monell + -in, named in 1972 after the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, USA, where it was isolated and characterized.

(biochemistry) A sweet protein found in Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii


mycothiol

(biochemistry) An unusual thiol compound found in the Actinobacteria, composed of a cysteine residue with an acetylated amino group linked to glucosamine, which is then linked to inositol.


myokinase

myokinase (countable and uncountable, plural myokinases)

(biochemistry) adenylate kinase, a phosphotransferase enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of adenine nucleotides and plays an important role in cellular energy homeostasis


alkylhalidase

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction bromochloromethane + H₂O ⇌ formaldehyde + bromide + chloride.


agarase

agarase (countable and uncountable, plural agarases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme found in agarolytic bacteria, allowing them to use agar as their primary source of carbon.


alarmone

alarmone (countable and uncountable, plural alarmones)

(biochemistry) An intracellular signal molecule produced due to harsh environmental factors, and serving to regulate the gene expression at transcription level.


alternansucrase

alternansucrase (countable and uncountable, plural alternansucrases)

(biochemistry) A glycosyltransferase enzyme that catalyzes a chemical reaction that transfers an alpha-D-glucosyl residue from sucrose alternately to the 6- and 3-positions of the non-reducing terminal residue of an alpha-D-glucan, thereby creating a glucan with alternating alpha-1,6- and alpha-1,3-bonds.


aminoacyltransferase

aminoacyltransferase (countable and uncountable, plural aminoacyltransferases)

(biochemistry) Any acyltransferase enzyme that acts upon an amino group.


aminoacylase

aminoacylase (countable and uncountable, plural aminoacylases)

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction an N-acyl-L-amino acid + H₂O ⇌ a carboxylate + an L-amino acid.


androstanedione

(biochemistry) Either of two isomeric steroids: 5α-androstanedione and 5β-androstanedione. In humans, 5α-androstenedione is a metabolic precursor of testosterone and estrone.


protoanemonin

(biochemistry) A toxin found in all plants of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae), produced by an enzymatic process from the glucoside ranunculin.


alexin

Ultimately from German Alexine, coined by Hans Buchner in 1891 from the Ancient Greek ἀλέξω (aléxō).

The seed of our destruction will blossom in the desert, the alexin of our cure grows by a mountain rock […]

1929, Thomas Wolfe, Look Homeward, Angel, New York: Scribner, Part One, Chapter 1, p. 3:

(biochemistry, dated) A protective substance that exists in the serum or other bodily fluid and is capable of killing microorganisms; complement.


anthoxanthin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of water-soluble flavonoid pigments found in plants.

anthoxanthine

any of a group of water-soluble flavonoid pigments found in plants


antistreptolysin

antistreptolysin (countable and uncountable, plural antistreptolysins)

(biochemistry, immunology) An antibody made against streptolysin.


argininosuccinase

argininosuccinase (countable and uncountable, plural argininosuccinases)

argininosuccinate lyase
argininosuccinate lyase


arylformamidase

arylformamidase (countable and uncountable, plural arylformamidases)

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H₂O ⇌ formate + L-kynurenine.


atriopeptin

(biochemistry) Atrial natriuretic peptide, a powerful vasodilator and a protein (polypeptide) hormone secreted by heart muscle cells.


apamin

Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera#Translingual

(biochemistry) A neurotoxin originally isolated from Apis mellifera, the Western honey bee.

apamina

a neurotoxin found in the Western honey bee


aryldialkylphosphatase

aryldialkylphosphatase (countable and uncountable, plural aryldialkylphosphatases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that hydrolyzes organophosphates: an aryl dialkyl phosphate + H₂O ⇌ dialkyl phosphate + an aryl alcohol.


fluorocitrate

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) A fluoro- derivative of citrate that is a metabolite of fluoroacetate and is responsible for fluoroacetate poisoning


androstenediol

(biochemistry) Any of a group of related steroid androgens.

androstenediol

any of a group of related steroid androgens


palmitoylcarnitine

(biochemistry) An ester derivative of carnitine involved in the metabolism of fatty acids.


peptidyltransferase

peptidyltransferase (countable and uncountable, plural peptidyltransferases)

(biochemistry) An aminoacyltransferase involved in protein biosynthesis.


physalaemin

(biochemistry) A tachykinin peptide obtained from the Physalaemus frog.


substance P

(biochemistry) A tachykinin neuropeptide associated with inflammatory processes and pain.


plastoquinol

(biochemistry) A compound derived from plastoquinone during photosynthesis.


podocalyxin

(biochemistry) A sialoglycoprotein, one of the transmembrane sialomucins, thought to be the major constituent of the glycocalyx of podocytes.


preproinsulin

By surface analysis, prepro- + insulin, or, by surface analysis, pre- + proinsulin.

Meronym: proinsulin

(biochemistry) A biologically inactive precursor to the endocrine hormone insulin.


proaccelerin

(biochemistry) Factor V, a protein of the coagulation system.


prolidase

prolidase (countable and uncountable, plural prolidases)

(biochemistry) A cytosolic dipeptidase that hydrolyzes dipeptides with proline or hydroxyproline at the carboxy terminus (but not Pro-Pro), important in collagen metabolism.


prolactostatin

(biochemistry) dopamine, when regarded as a regulator of prolactin secretion


procolipase

procolipase (usually uncountable, plural procolipases)

(biochemistry) The inactive form of colipase, secreted by the pancreas and activated in the intestinal lumen by trypsin.


prunasin

(biochemistry) A cyanogenic glucoside related to amygdalin, found in Prunus species.


prosecretin

prosecretin (usually uncountable, plural prosecretins)

(biochemistry) A precursor to secretin, activated by gastric acid


prothrombinase

(biochemistry) A complex that catalyzes the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin in the presence of calcium ions.


sodium channel

(biochemistry) A system of proteins that transports sodium ions through cell membranes


SERCA

Initialism from sarcoplasmic reticulum / endoplasmic reticulum / calcium ATPase

(biochemistry) A calcium ATPase of type P-ATPase


foldase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes protein folding.


hydroxymethyltransferase

hydroxymethyltransferase (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxymethyltransferases)

(biochemistry) Any transferase enzyme that transfers a hydroxymethyl group.


nitrite reductase

nitrite reductase (plural nitrite reductases)

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the reduction of nitrite ions


(biochemistry) Ellipsis of hemoglobin A1C (“glycated hemoglobin”).

alpha-1C adrenergic receptor
alpha-1C adrenergic receptor#English

(biochemistry) Ellipsis of A1C receptor (“alpha-1C adrenergic receptor”)..


lipometabolism

lipometabolism (countable and uncountable, plural lipometabolisms)

(biochemistry) The metabolism of fats and other lipids


antinutritious

en-adj

antinutritious (comparative more antinutritious, superlative most antinutritious)

more antinutritious (comparative)
most antinutritious (superlative)

(biochemistry) Interfering with the absorption or metabolism of a nutrient.


epiligrin

(biochemistry) laminin 5, the major human keratinocyte integrin ligand


aldehyde oxidase

en-noun

aldehyde oxidase (plural aldehyde oxidases)

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of an aldehyde to a carboxylic acid


hormonogenesis

(biochemistry) The biosynthesis of hormones


sporidesmin

sporidesmin (countable and uncountable, plural sporidesmins)

(biochemistry) Any of a class of indoles that are mycotoxins.


amavadin

(biochemistry) A complex anion, containing vanadium, found in some species of Amanita mushrooms

amavadina

anion containing vanadium found in some amanitas


congocidine

congocidine (countable and uncountable, plural congocidines)


nicotinamidase

nicotinamidase (countable and uncountable, plural nicotinamidases)

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction nicotinamide + H₂O ⇌ nicotinate + NH₃.


netropsin

netropsin (countable and uncountable, plural netropsins)

(biochemistry) An oligopeptide, first isolated from the actinobacterium Streptomyces netropsis, with antibiotic and antiviral activity.


neurophysin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of carrier proteins that transport the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin to the posterior pituitary from the paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus


antiprostaglandin

(biochemistry) A prostaglandin inhibitor.


deoxyribonucleoprotein

deoxyribonucleoprotein (countable and uncountable, plural deoxyribonucleoproteins)

(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.


posthepatic

(anatomy, biochemistry) downstream of the liver in the circulation of the hepatic portal system; and thus, after the metabolic effect of the liver.


kassinin

(biochemistry) A tachykinin neuropeptide derived from Kassina frogs.


kyotorphin

kyotorphin (countable and uncountable, plural kyotorphins)

(biochemistry) A neuroactive dipeptide which plays a role in pain regulation in the brain.


kinectin

kinectin (countable and uncountable, plural kinectins)

(biochemistry) A particular transmembrane protein in humans.


kininase

(biochemistry) An enzyme involved in kinin metabolism.


vitrosin

(biochemistry) The structural protein of the vitreous body.


sfericase

(biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme obtained from Bacillus sphaericus.


myotrophin

myotrophin (usually uncountable, plural myotrophins)

(biochemistry) A protein that in humans is encoded by the MTPN gene.


lactogen

lactogen (countable and uncountable, plural lactogens)

(biochemistry) A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.


nudicauline

(biochemistry) A toxic alkaloid found in some larkspurs.


GDOR

(biochemistry) Glutathione dehydrogenase (ascorbate)


neurocalcin

neurocalcin (countable and uncountable, plural neurocalcins)

(biochemistry) A neuronal calcium-binding protein found in mammalian brains.


fibrinase

fibrinase (countable and uncountable, plural fibrinases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme involved in the formation of fibrin.


endodeoxyribonuclease

(biochemistry) An enzyme that is both a deoxyribonuclease and an endonuclease.


oligonucleotidase

oligonucleotidase (countable and uncountable, plural oligonucleotidases)

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an oligonucleotide, but especially an exoribonuclease derived from Flammulina velutipes.


permethrinase

(biochemistry) pyrethroid hydrolase, an enzyme involved in degradation of pyrethroid pesticides


copulin

The practice was also given as a handy tip for single women in sexologist Shan Boodram’s 2019 book, The Game of Desire. “If copulins [chemicals secreted by the vagina]^([sic]) are used as perfume, then it will attract anyone traditionally attracted to women with vulvas,” Boodram wrote.

2022 August 7, Olivia Petter, quoting Shan Boodram, “The disgust over ‘vabbing’ is just another way to demonise women’s bodies”, in The Independent:

(biochemistry) Any of a class of aliphatic acids that are found in vaginal fluids and used to signal ovulation.


pretyrosine

(biochemistry) An amino acid intermediate of phenylalanine and/or tyrosine biosynthesis.


nucleotidylexotransferase

nucleotidylexotransferase (usually uncountable, plural nucleotidylexotransferases)

(biochemistry) A specialized DNA polymerase expressed in immature, pre-B, pre-T lymphoid cells, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma cells, which adds N-nucleotides to the V, D, and J exons during antibody gene recombination.


nattokinase

From Japanese 納豆菌 (nattōkin, “nattō-bacteria”) + -ase. (It is not a kinase.)

uder

(biochemistry) A serine protease of the subtilisin family, extracted from natto.


neolactotetraosylceramide

From neo- + lacto- + tetra- + osyl- + ceramide.

prefix

GSL (glucosylceramide, lactosylceramide, globotriaosylceramide, lactotriaosylceramide, globotetraosylceramide and neolactotetraosylceramide) were separated.

1988, Otakar Mikeš, Separation of Individual Compound Classes:

β3Gn-T5 exhibited strong activity in transferring GlcNAc to glycolipid substrates, such as lactosylceramide (LacCer) and neolactotetraosylceramide (nLatCer; paragloboside), to produce Lc3Cer and neolactopentaosylceramide (nLcsCer) […]

2009, Wiley encyclopedia of chemical biology, volume 1, page 641:

On glycolipids, [ST3Gal6] has a high affinity for neolactotetraosylceramide and neolactohexaosylceramide structures[…]

2006, Michelle A. Lum, The Role of Differential Glyco-gene Expression in Cancer Metastasis, page 47:

(biochemistry) A glycosphingolipid found in the nervous system, containing four monosaccharide residues and a ceramide. It acts as an enzyme to catalyse certain biochemical reactions.


desmolase

en-noun

desmolase (countable and uncountable, plural desmolases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the formation or destruction of carbon-carbon bonds within a molecule. These enzymes play a significant role in respiration and fermentation.


diisopropylfluorophosphatase

diisopropylfluorophosphatase (countable and uncountable, plural diisopropylfluorophosphatases)

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction diisopropyl fluorophosphate + H₂O ⇌ diisopropyl phosphate + fluoride.


diphosphotransferase

(biochemistry) Any of a group of phosphotransferase enzymes that act on pyrophosphate groups.


deamidase

deamidase (countable and uncountable, plural deamidases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme, carboxypeptidase C.


macropain

macropain (usually uncountable, plural macropains)

(biochemistry) Proteasome endopeptidase complex


bacterioopsin

bacterioopsin (countable and uncountable, plural bacterioopsins)

(biochemistry) A particular transmembrane protein.


lonicerin

(biochemistry) A flavonoid found in Lonicera plants.


arbutinase

(biochemistry) The enzyme beta-glucosidase.


amygdalase

amygdalase (countable and uncountable, plural amygdalases)

amygdalin beta-glucosidase
amygdalin beta-glucosidase

(biochemistry) Either of two enzymes: beta-glucosidase and amygdalin beta-glucosidase.


exocellulase

(biochemistry) Any cellulase that hydrolyse glycoside links at the ends of cellulose chains


linamarase

(biochemistry) beta-D-glucosidase, an enzyme found in many plants including cassava and the butter bean; an enzyme which breaks down linamarin and produces cyanohydrines and thus hydrogen cyanide


lotaustralin

From translingual Lotus australis and -in.

(biochemistry) A cyanogenic glucoside found in Lotus australis and other plants, structurally related to linamarin.


alkylglycerone phosphate synthase

alkylglycerone phosphate synthase (plural alkylglycerone phosphate synthases)

alkylglycerone phosphate synthases (plural)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction 1-acyl-glycerone 3-phosphate + a long-chain alcohol ⇌ an alkyl-glycerone 3-phosphate + a long-chain acid anion.


tripeptide aminopeptidase

(biochemistry) A zinc enzyme, widely distributed in mammalian tissues, that catalyzes the release of the N-terminal residue from a tripeptide.


atroxase

Crotalus atrox
Crotalus atrox#Translingual

(biochemistry) An endopeptidase enzyme, found in the venom of the diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus atrox, that catalyzes the cleavage of His⁵-Leu, Ser⁹-His, His¹⁰-Leu, Ala¹⁴-Leu and Tyr¹⁶-Leu of insulin B chain.


linamarin

(biochemistry) A cyanogenic glucoside found in the leaves and roots of plants such as cassava, lima beans, and flax, capable of decomposing to toxic hydrogen cyanide in the human intestine.


ammonotelism

(biochemistry) Ammonotelic excretion; ammonotely.


bilitranslocase

(biochemistry) A particular plasma membrane protein with high affinity for bilirubin.


transmodulation

transmodulation (countable and uncountable, plural transmodulations)

(biochemistry, electronics) The modulation (or regulation) of a secondary system.


arylamidase

arylamidase (countable and uncountable, plural arylamidases)

cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase
cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase

(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.

arilamidase

the enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase


aminopolypeptidase

aminopolypeptidase (countable and uncountable, plural aminopolypeptidases)


inulase

inulase (countable and uncountable, plural inulases)


iminodipeptidase

iminodipeptidase (countable and uncountable, plural iminodipeptidases)

(biochemistry) The enzyme Cytosol nonspecific dipeptidase.


imidodipeptidase

imidodipeptidase (countable and uncountable, plural imidodipeptidases)

(biochemistry) The enzyme X-Pro dipeptidase.


inulinase

inulinase (countable and uncountable, plural inulinases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme, 1-beta-D-fructan fructanohydrolase, that catalyses the endohydrolysis of (2->1)-beta-D-fructosidic linkages in inulin.


isopullulanase

isopullulanase (countable and uncountable, plural isopullulanases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme, pullulan 4-glucanohydrolase, that catalyses the hydrolysis of pullulan to isopanose (6-alpha-maltosylglucose).


isoamylase

isoamylase (countable and uncountable, plural isoamylases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme, glycogen 6-alpha-D-glucanohydrolase, that catalyses the hydrolysis of (1->6)-alpha-D-glucosidic branch linkages in glycogen, amylopectin and their beta-limit dextrins.


cyclodityrosine

(biochemistry) A cyclodipeptide formed from two tyrosine moieties


mechanoenzyme

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that converts chemical energy into mechanical energy and hence into movement


trihexose

(biochemistry) Any trisaccharide derived from three hexose moieties


trihexoside

(biochemistry) Any glycoside derived from a trihexose


phospholipidomics

(biochemistry) The study of the phospholipidome of an organism or cell


phospholipidome

(biochemistry) The set of all phospholipids in a cell or organism


cryptocyanin

cryptocyanin (usually uncountable, plural cryptocyanins)

Cryptocyanin, a copper-free hexameric protein in crab (Cancer magister) hemolymph, has been characterized and the amino acid sequence has been deduced from its cDNA.

1999 March 2, Nora B. Terwilliger, “Cryptocyanin, a crustacean molting protein: Evolutionary link with arthropod hemocyanins and insect hexamerins”, in PNAS, volume 95, number 5:

We have studied expression patterns of members of the hemocyanin gene family, hemocyanin, cryptocyanin, and phenoloxidase, in Cancer magister to better understand the molecular basis of the complex regulation and physiological transformations that occur during molting.

2013, Metalloproteins—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition:

Cryptocyanin is also synthesized in the hepatopancreas R cells.

(biochemistry) A hexameric protein associated with moulting in crustaceans


gelatinolytic

(biochemistry) Relating to, or producing gelatinolysis


beta barrel

(biochemistry) A large beta sheet that twists and coils to form a closed structure in which the first strand is hydrogen-bonded to the last.


premnaspirodiene oxygenase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction (-)-vetispiradiene + 2 NADPH + 2 H⁺ + 2 O₂ ⇌ solavetivone + 2 NADP⁺ + 3 H₂O.


vetispiradiene synthase

vetispiradiene synthase (plural vetispiradiene synthases)

(biochemistry) A lyase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction trans,trans-farnesyl diphosphate ⇌ vetispiradiene + diphosphate.


precerebellin

(biochemistry) A precursor of cerebellin.


cerebellin

cerebellin (countable and uncountable, plural cerebellins)

(biochemistry) A hexadecapeptide that has neuromodulatory functions in the brain.


kallistatin

(biochemistry) A serin protein, found in human plasma, that contains binding sites for heparin


macplocimine

(biochemistry) A macrolide isolated from Thioploca bacteria.


neuraxin

(biochemistry) A structural protein in rats.


notatin

From notatum + -in, named after Penicillium notatum, from which it was extracted.


entactin

(biochemistry) A protein that is a component of the basement membrane and (along with perlecan) connects the networks formed by collagens and laminins to each other.


epiregulation

(biochemistry, genetics) epigenetic regulation


misinsertion

misinsertion (countable and uncountable, plural misinsertions)

(biochemistry) The insertion of the wrong base during DNA polymerization


lexitropsin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of semisynthetic DNA-binding ligands, several of which are antibiotics


mitofusin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of GTP-binding proteins embedded in the outer membrane of the mitochondria


chondronectin

(biochemistry) A cartilage matrix protein that mediates the attachment of chondrocytes to collagen


phosphoglycolate

(biochemistry) The anion PO₃-O-CH₂CO₂³⁻ that inhibits photosynthesis.


exopolymer

(biochemistry) Any biopolymer, created by an organism, that has been transferred to its external environment, and thus is now located outside the organism


insectotoxin

From insect + -o- + toxin modelled on neurotoxin, etc.

2001, N. Sperelakis, M. Sunagawa, M. Nakamura, H. Yokoshiki, T. Seki, 11: Toxins that Affect Ion Channrls, Pumps and Exchangers, Daniel Acosta, Cardiovascular Toxicology, 3rd Edition, page 343,
The insectotoxins may also target the insect post-synaptic glutamate receptor.

It is, however, highly homologous to the scorpion insectotoxins derived from Buthus eupeus venom.

2001, Kenneth M. Blumenthal, “38: Ion Chaannels as Targets for Toxins”, in Nicholas Sperelakis, editor, Cell Physiology Source Book: Essentials of Membrane Biophysics, page 640:

2011, Zhiwei Cai, Jeng-Haur Chen, Lauren K. Hughes, Hongyu Li, David N. Sheppard, The Physiology and Pharmacology of the CFTR Cl⁻ Channel, Michael Pusch, Chloride Movements Across Cellular Membranes, page 133,
DeBin et al. (1993) purified a 4.1 kDa basic peptide from scorpion venom with sequence similarity to small insectotoxins.

The cytolytic acting peptides from Cupiennius salei are grouped into several cupiennin families; in Lachesana tarabaevi the short peptides are called latarcins, the large cyto-insectotoxins.

2013, Wolfgang Nentwig, Lucia Kuhn Nentwig, “14: Main Components of Spider Venoms”, in Wolfgang Nentwig, editor, Spider Ecophysiology, page 195:

(biochemistry) A toxin that specifically affects insects.


holomyoglobin

(biochemistry) myoglobin from which the central heme subunit has not been removed


aptapurification

(rare, biochemistry) The separation and purification of specific aptamers


dihydrocytosine

(biochemistry) A hydrogenated form of cytosine, 5,6-dihydrocytosine, that is an intermediate in DNA production


aminoadenosine

(biochemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of adenosine, 2-aminoadenosine and 8-aminoadenosine, that are ribosyl nucleoside analogs


fibropellin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins that assist in epidermal growth by the promotion of proliferation and differentiation of mesenchymal and epithelial cells


bradavidin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of homotetrameric biotin-binding proteins found in bacteria of the genus Bradyrhizobium


dopachrome

(biochemistry) A quinone, derived from L-DOPA, that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of melanin


butyrogenic

en-adj

butyrogenic (comparative more butyrogenic, superlative most butyrogenic)

more butyrogenic (comparative)
most butyrogenic (superlative)

(biochemistry) (of a microorganism) That forms butyrate by fermentation of glucose in the intestines.


galactooligosaccharide

(biochemistry) Any oligosaccharide having galactose residues


diphosphooligosaccharide

(biochemistry) A diphosphate derivative of an oligosaccharide; they are intermediates in the metabolism of some carbohydrates


oligofructose

(biochemistry) Any oligosaccharide composed of fructose residues


ʟ-dopa

(biochemistry, pharmacology) The levorotatory form of dopa, used to treat Parkinson's disease.


zebavidin

(biochemistry) An avidin found in zebrafish.


astrocytin

(biochemistry, immunology) A recognin, present on the cell membrane of astrocytes, found in the serum of patients with malignant glial tumors


recognin

(biochemistry, immunology) Any of a group of polypeptide antigens (protein fragments), produced from cancer cells, that are capable of recognizing some other specific types of cell


xenavidin

(biochemistry) An avidin found in frogs of the genus Xenopus


malignin

(biochemistry, immunology) A recognin found in most malignant cancer cells.


satietogenic

satietogenic (comparative more satietogenic, superlative most satietogenic)

more satietogenic (comparative)
most satietogenic (superlative)

(biochemistry) That suppresses appetite for food


tamavidin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of avidin-like biotin-binding proteins found in the tamogitake mushroom (of genus Pleurotus).


carboxyterminal

(biochemistry) Relating to a carboxy terminus (of a polypeptide)


pavoninin

en-noun

pavoninin (countable and uncountable, plural pavoninins)

From pavoninus + -in, since it was isolated from the fish Pardachirus pavoninus.

(biochemistry) A saponin used as a shark repellent.


octaheme

(biochemistry) Eight heme groups in a hemoprotein


multiheme

(biochemistry) Multiple heme groups in a hemoprotein


peptonization

(physiology, biochemistry) The conversion of a protein into peptones under the influence of the enzyme pepsin


amidoligase

(biochemistry) Any ligase that catalyses the binding of an amido group, but especially one that catalyses the transfer of such a group from glutamine


cytoglobin

(biochemistry) A globin that is produced by all types of human and other mammalian cells


fetidin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of hemolytic and antibacterial glycoproteins present in the coelomic fluid of the earthworm Eisenia fetida


lysenin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins, from the coelomic fluid of the earthworm Eisenia foetida, that induce erythrocyte lysis.


bioelectrochemical

(biochemistry) Relating to biochemistry and electricity


visfatin

(biochemistry) An adipocyte hormone associated with diabetes mellitus


uridylation

(biochemistry) The addition of one or more uridine moieties.


chemotopic

(physiology, biochemistry) Relating to, or by means of chemotopy


intasome

(biochemistry) A nucleoprotein complex active in integration of DNA from a bacteriophage into a host.


chemotopy

(physiology, biochemistry) (the study of) the orderly spatial arrangement of olfactory glomeruli


deribosylation

(biochemistry) The removal of a ribose or ribosyl group from a molecule, especially from a polypeptide or protein


hydrogenlyase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen from a compound, but especially one that converts formic acid into carbon dioxide and molecular hydrogen


octopine

Octopus octopodia (the common octopus) + -ine (chemically basic or alkaloidal substance)

(biochemistry) An analog of lactic acid, derived from the amino acids arginine and alanine, first isolated from the muscle tissue of octopus species.


excisionase

(biochemistry) A bacteriophage protein that regulates the assembly of the excisive intasome and inhibits viral integration


protoheme

(biochemistry, followed by a Roman numeral) A synonym for any of several hemes (followed by a letter)


bioreagent

(biochemistry) Any reagent (especially an enzyme) of biological origin

(biochemistry) Any reagent used in biochemistry


submonomer

(biochemistry) Any small molecule used in the stepwise synthesis of a polymer (especially a polypeptide)


chemosynthesized

(biochemistry) Produced by chemosynthesis.


robotnikin

Robotnik + -in, after Dr. Robotnik, the main villain in Sonic the Hedgehog video games. See sonic hedgehog.

Robotnikin, a novel small molecule inhibitor of Shh-Ptch1 binding, was identified in a screen of bacterially expressed Shh N-terminal peptide by small molecule microarrays.

2011, YH Chia, CX Ma, Hedgehog pathway inhibitors: potential applications in breast cancer:

hedgehog signalling pathway
hedgehog signalling pathway

(biochemistry) A potential inhibitor of the hedgehog signalling pathway.


chaoptin

(biochemistry) A photoreceptor cell-specific membrane glycoprotein


bisubstrate

(biochemistry, of an enzyme) That targets two separate substrates


neurothelin

(biochemistry) A cell-surface glycoprotein associated with the blood/brain barrier


zebrin

From zebra + -in, because of the stripes.

(biochemistry, neuroscience) Any of the molecules expressed by subsets of Purkinje cells that reveal the underlying zone-and-stripe architecture of the cerebellum.


neuroplastin

(biochemistry) A transmembrane immunoglobin protein.


truncational

(geology, biochemistry) Relating to truncation.


bioenhancer

(biochemistry, medicine) Any naturally-occurring compound (especially in food) that increases drug bioavailability


pseudocyclic

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudocyclic.wav

(biochemistry) Describing a variant of the cyclic photophosphorylation process of photosynthesis in which molecular oxygen replaces one of the other moieties in part of the cycle


fraktaline

2008, Marie-Pia d'Ortho, MMP's, inflammation and pulmonary arterial hypertension, Vincent Lagente, Elisabeth Boichot, Matrix Metalloproteinases in Tissue Remodelling and Inflammation, page 90,
Lungs of IPAH patients have increased expression of fraktaline, a chemokine involved in T cell trafficking and monocyte recruitment, and their circulating CD4 and CD8 T cells have higher levels of the fraktaline receptor CX3CR1 when compared with controls or samples of patients with thromboembolic PAH.

2013 October 12, Moheb Costandi The Mind Menders, New Scientist, No. 2938, page 46,
For example, active neurons seem to signal their health by producing a substance called fraktaline, which might warn the microglia to leave its synapses alone.

(biochemistry, immunology) A chemokine involved in chemical signalling in the immune system.


Sry

(biochemistry) the sex-determining region on Y chromosome gene

(biochemistry) the testis determinant factor


mannotriose

(biochemistry) A trisaccharide composed of three mannose moieties.


mannotetraose

(biochemistry) An oligosaccharide composed of four mannose moieties (or of two mannobiose moieties)


mannobiose

(biochemistry) Either of two isomeric disaccharides formed from two mannose moieties


symbionin

(biochemistry) An aphid endosymbiont-specific chaperonin protein


mimotope

(biochemistry) Any biological macromolecule (especially a peptide) that mimics an epitope


mannopentaose

(biochemistry) An oligosaccharide composed of five mannose moieties


mannohexaose

(biochemistry) An oligosaccharide composed of six mannose moieties (or of three mannobiose moieties).


carbonmonoxyhemoglobin

carbonmonoxyhemoglobin (usually uncountable, plural carbonmonoxyhemoglobins)

(biochemistry) Synonym of carboxyhemoglobin


chlororespiration

(biochemistry) An electron-transport process, analogous to respiration, that occurs in plant chloroplasts.


adipokinesis

(biochemistry, physiology) The mobilization of fat as part of lipid metabolism


coactosin

(biochemistry) An actin-binding protein originally isolated from Dictyostelium


antityrosinase

(biochemistry, immunology) That counters the action of tyrosinase


heteroxylan

(biochemistry) A form of xylan in which some of the xylose residues are replaced by glucuronic acid


heteromannan

(biochemistry) A form of mannan composed of two or more different monomers (from mannose, galactose or glucose)


lichenase

(biochemistry) Any glucanase that can hydrolyse lichenins


xyloglucanase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that breaks down xyloglucans.


LPL

lipoprotein lipase
lipoprotein lipase#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of lipoprotein lipase.


deoxyglucosone

(biochemistry) Either of two isomeric dicarbonyl sugars associated with diabetes


calexcitin

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein associated with learning in invertebrates


myohemerythrin

(biochemistry) The oxygen-carrying protein found in the muscles of some marine invertebrates


desuccinylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that promotes desuccinylation


antichymotrypsin

(biochemistry) Any serpin that inhibits chymotrypsin


exoglucanase

(biochemistry) any glucanase / cellulase that is active outside of the organism that produced it


tautomerase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a tautomerization reaction


salinixanthin

(biochemistry) The light-harvesting carotenoid antenna of xanthorhodopsin.


xanthorhodopsin

xanthorhodopsin (countable and uncountable, plural xanthorhodopsins)

(biochemistry) A light-driven carotenoid proton pump found in Salinibacter ruber


verbenalin

(biochemistry) An iridoid glucoside obtained from verbena.


verbascoside

verbascoside (countable and uncountable, plural verbascosides)

(biochemistry) A phenylethanoid (with hydroxytyrosol) and phenylpropanoid (with caffeic acid) sugar ester found in Verbascum and other plants.


anoxygenic photosynthesis

(biochemistry) A form of photosynthesis, employed by certain bacteria, in which oxygen is not produced


deiodase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the removal of iodine from iodothyronine; its deficiency causes goitre


selenophosphate synthetase

selenophosphate synthetase (plural selenophosphate synthetases)

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the formation of a selenophosphate


memapsin

(biochemistry) membrane-associated aspartic protease


globularetin

(biochemistry, archaic) A cleavage product of globularin, with purgative and diuretic properties.


lysinoalanine

lysinoalanine (countable and uncountable, plural lysinoalanines)

(biochemistry) An unusual and possibly harmful amino acid found in certain food products.


arthropodin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins found in the cuticles of insects.


globularin

(biochemistry) A glucoside obtained from the leaves of Globularia alypum and Globularia vulgaris.


lactisole

(biochemistry) The sodium salt of 2-(4-methoxyphenoxy)propionic acid. It is an antisweet compound.


antisweet

en-adj

antisweet (comparative more antisweet, superlative most antisweet)

more antisweet (comparative)
most antisweet (superlative)

an antisweet triterpenoid

(biochemistry) Countering a sweet taste.


hodulcine

(biochemistry) A glycoside isolated from the leaves of Hovenia dulcis Thunb., the Japanese raisin tree. It is an antisweet compound.


ganoderic acid

en-noun

ganoderic acid (countable and uncountable, plural ganoderic acids)

(biochemistry) Any of a class of closely related triterpenoids found in Ganoderma mushrooms.


gymnemic acid

(biochemistry) Any of a group of antisweet glycosides isolated from the leaves of Gymnema sylvestre.


dermatopontin

dermatopontin (usually uncountable, plural dermatopontins)

extracellular matrix
extracellular matrix

(biochemistry) An extracellular matrix protein


betathromboglobulin

(biochemistry) A protein stored in platelets that stimulates mitogenesis, extracellular matrix synthesis, glucose metabolism, and plasminogen activator synthesis in human fibroblasts.


obscurin

(biochemistry) A protein in humans, related to titin and nebulin.


nebulette

(biochemistry) An isoform of the protein nebulin, expressed in cardiac muscle.


atrogin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of F-box proteins expressed during muscle atrophy


sarcospan

(biochemistry) A transmembrane protein, located within skeletal muscle, the loss of which is associated with muscular dystrophy.


adracalin

nuclear pore complex
nuclear pore complex

(biochemistry) A component of nuclear pore complex implicated in Triple-A syndrome


bio-oxidation

bio-oxidation (countable and uncountable, plural bio-oxidations)

(biochemistry) oxidation caused by the presence of bacteria


fructophilic

(biochemistry, of a yeast) able to ferment fructose


galacturonide

(biochemistry) Any of various compounds, similar to glucuronide but containing galactose residues; notably the pectins


pectase

pectase (countable and uncountable, plural pectases)


hawkinsin

From Hawkins + -in, after the Hawkins family in which the disease was discovered.

(biochemistry) An amino acid, found in elevated concentrations in the urine in cases of hawkinsinuria.


rubiscolin

rubiscolin (countable and uncountable, plural rubiscolins)

(biochemistry) Any of a group of opioid peptides formed during digestion of the rubisco protein from spinach leaves.


C-terminus

C-terminus (plural C-termini or C-terminuses)

C-termini (plural)
C-terminuses (plural)

(biochemistry) The end of a polypeptide chain that consists of an amino acid with a free carboxyl group.


N-terminus

(biochemistry) The end of a polypeptide chain that consists of an amino acid with a free amino group.


dysbindin

(biochemistry) dystrobrevin-binding protein in muscle cells


exotransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that is active outside of the cell or organism that created it


glucuronoarabinoxylan

(biochemistry) A form of hemicellulose found in the cell walls of grasses


geminin

(biochemistry) A nuclear protein that inhibits DNA replication


proteinogenesis

(biochemistry) The biosynthesis of proteins.


scramblase

(biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that aid the translocation of phospholipids across cell membranes.


somatoliberin

From somato- + Latin līberāre- (“to set free”) + -in.


calcyphosin

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein that may play a role in the regulation of ion transport.


glucoraphanin

(biochemistry) A particular glucosinolate found in broccoli and cauliflower; the glucosinolate precursor of sulforaphane.


raphanin

Raphanus sativus
Raphanus sativus#Translingual

(biochemistry) The main sulfur component found in radish seeds of Raphanus sativus and in broccoli and red cabbage.


HAMLET

Acronym of Human Alpha-lactalbumin Made LEthal to Tumor cells, chosen to spell out Hamlet.

(biochemistry) A protein complex of alpha-lactalbumin and oleic acid that induces apoptosis in tumor cells, but not in healthy cells.


adipolytic

(biochemistry) That hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes


adenylate cyclase

adenosine triphosphate
adenosine triphosphate

cyclic adenosine monophosphate
cyclic adenosine monophosphate

(biochemistry) An enzyme which cyclizes adenosine triphosphate (ATP) into cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cyclic AMP, cAMP), having key regulatory roles in essentially all cells.


proximate principle

en-noun

proximate principle (plural proximate principles)

(biochemistry, archaic) Any of a class of substances found ready-formed in animal and vegetable tissues, and separable by chemical analysis, such as albumin, sugar, collagen, fat, etc.


rhamnodiastase

rhamnodiastase (countable and uncountable, plural rhamnodiastases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme found in Rhamnus dahurica, used in the hydrolysis of flavonoid glycosides.


transglucosidase

(biochemistry) A kind of enzyme capable of converting starch into oligosaccharides.


ononin

(biochemistry) An isoflavone, the 7-O-glucoside of formononetin, found in various plants and herbs, including the soybean.


xenognosin

(biochemistry) Any organic compound that stimulates the formation of a haustorium.


alkylresorcinol

(biochemistry) A phenolic lipid composed of long aliphatic chains and resorcinol-type phenolic rings.


digitoxose

digitoxose (countable and uncountable, plural digitoxoses)

(biochemistry) The glycone of digitoxin or gitoxin


rhamnohexose

rhamnohexose (countable and uncountable, plural rhamnohexoses)

(biochemistry) A carbohydrate with chemical formula C₇H₁₄O₆.


maltokinase

maltokinase (countable and uncountable, plural maltokinases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the chemical reaction ATP + maltose ⇌ ADP + alpha-maltose 1-phosphate.


(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction 5,10-methenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin + H₂O ⇌ 5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin.


oryzin

Aspergillus oryzae
Aspergillus oryzae#Translingual

(biochemistry) A predominant extracellular alkaline endopeptidase of the mold Aspergillus oryzae.


aspergillopepsin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of pepsins found in Aspergillus fungi.


cataplerotic

(biochemistry) Relating to cataplerosis.


glucoincretin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of peptide hormones derived from preproglucagon


cataplerosis

From Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”) + πλήρωσις (plḗrōsis), from πληρόω (plēróō, “to fill”) + -σῐς (-sĭs).

(biochemistry) The removal of intermediate metabolites, especially in the citric acid cycle, to prevent their accumulation in the mitochondrial matrix.


mercapturic

(biochemistry) Related to a mercapturic acid or its derivative


mercapturic acid

mercapturic acid (plural mercapturic acids)

(biochemistry) Any of a class of conjugates of cysteine or glutathione with any other compounds


MET

MET (countable and uncountable, plural METs or METS)

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of methylethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic tryptamine.

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of methionine, an essential nonpolar amino acid.


chignolin

(biochemistry) A synthetic decapeptide that folds into a beta-hairpin structure in water.


dynactin

dynactin (countable and uncountable, plural dynactins)

(biochemistry) dynein activator complex: a multi-subunit protein found in eukaryotic cells that aids in bidirectional intracellular transport by binding to dynein and kinesin-2 and linking them to the organelle or vesicle to be transported.


dextranase

dextranase (countable and uncountable, plural dextranases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the endohydrolysis of (1->6)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in dextran.


dextransucrase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction sucrose + (1,6-alpha-D-glucosyl)n ⇌ D-fructose + (1,6-alpha-D-glucosyl)n⁺1.


dihydroorotase

dihydroorotase (countable and uncountable, plural dihydroorotases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that converts carbamoyl aspartic acid into 4,5-dihydroorotic acid in the biosynthesis of pyrimidines.


dimethylallyltranstransferase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that converts dimethylallylpyrophosphate and isopentenyl pyrophosphate into farnesylpyrophosphate.


dimethylallylpyrophosphate

(biochemistry) An intermediate product of the mevalonic acid pathway and the DOXP/MEP pathway. It is an isomer of isopentenyl pyrophosphate.


dimethylargininase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction N-omega,N-omega'-methyl-L-arginine + H₂O ⇌ dimethylamine + L-citrulline.


dolichyldiphosphatase

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction dolichyl diphosphate + H₂O ⇌ dolichyl phosphate + phosphate.


drosulfakinin

drosulfakinin (countable and uncountable, plural drosulfakinins)

(biochemistry) An immunoreactive neuropeptide present in Drosophila


exodeoxyribonuclease

(biochemistry) Any of a group of esterases that catalyze the division of DNA.


uricotelism

(biochemistry) The excretion of uric acid or its salts as a result of deamination


mammaglobin

(biochemistry) A particular secretoglobin protein, associated with breast cancer


uromodulin

Tamm-Horsfall protein
Tamm-Horsfall protein


ureotelism

(biochemistry) The excretion of excess nitrogen as urea


livetin

(biochemistry) A protein found in egg yolk.


Kovac's reagent

Invented by the Hungarian-Swiss chemist Ervin Kovats (Kovacs) (1927–2010).

hydrochloric acid
hydrochloric acid#English

(biochemistry) A biochemical reagent consisting of isoamyl alcohol, paradimethylaminobenzaldehyde and concentrated hydrochloric acid.


carbamino

(biochemistry, attributive) Designating a compound composed by the addition of carbon dioxide to a free amino group in an amino acid or a protein, such as hemoglobin forming carbaminohemoglobin.


carnosinase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of Xaa!His dipeptides.


cellohexaose

(biochemistry) An oligosaccharide, consisting of six glucose residues, formed by hydrolysis of cellulose.


peptidyl-glycinamidase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of C-terminal glycinamide from polypeptides.


chlorophyllase

chlorophyllase (countable and uncountable, plural chlorophyllases)

(biochemistry) The main enzyme in chlorophyll metabolism; the catalyst for the hydrolysis of chlorophyll to produce chlorophyllide and phytol.


clostripain

It was isolated from Clostridium histolyticum.

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteinases that cleaves proteins on the carboxyl peptide bond of arginine.


creatininase

(biochemistry) An amidohydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of creatinine to creatine, which can then be metabolised to urea and sarcosine by creatinase.


cobalt chelatase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + hydrogenobyrinic acid a,c-diamide + Co²⁺ + H₂O ⇌ ADP + phosphate + cob(II)yrinic acid a,c-diamide + H⁺.


sepiapterin reductase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the NADPH-dependent reduction of various carbonyl substances, including derivatives of pteridines.


spireme

(dated, biochemistry) the tangled mass of strands of chromatin seen in the early stages of mitosis, originally believed to be a single continuous strand (or two in a diploid cell, etc.)


argininosuccinic

The patient was diagnosed with argininosuccinic aciduria.

argininosuccinic acid
argininosuccinic acid

(biochemistry) Relating to argininosuccinic acid.


thermitase

Obtained from Thermoactinomyces vulgaris. See -ase.

(biochemistry) A peptidase enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins.


trichochrome

(biochemistry) Any of a class of pigments related to melanin and found in human hair.


levanase

(biochemistry) levan hydrolase, an enzyme that catalyses the random hydrolysis of (2->6)-beta-D-fructofuranosidic linkages in (2->6)-beta-D-fructans (levans) containing more than three fructose units.


fructanohydrolase

The fructans of the inulin series are hydrolyzed by fructanohydrolases which attack the P-(2, 1 )-fructofuranoside linkages at the nonreducing chain ends with the release of fructose.

1987, David W. Newman, Kenneth G. Wilson, Models in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, volume 1, page 87:

These enzymes are designated as -2,1-β-D-fructan-fructanohydrolases (EC 3.2.1.7).

1996, International Dairy Federation, Bulletin, volumes 309-328, page 26:

Two types of exoinulinases (2, 1-β-D-fructan fructanohydrolase EC 3.2.1.7) were later identified and purified from C. pannorum AHU 9700 (Xiao et al., 1989).

2008, Arun Dev Sharma, “Chapter 4: Advances in Microbial Inulases: Its Production and Properties”, in Jerrod M. Cantor, editor, Progress in Food Engineering Research and Development, page 183:

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a fructan.


ethanolaminephosphotransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction CDP-ethanolamine + 1,2-diacylglycerol ⇌ CMP + a phosphatidylethanolamine.


cresolase

monophenol monooxygenase
monophenol monooxygenase


immunoproteasome

(biochemistry) A proteasome assembled using alternative β form subunits in response to pro-inflammatory signals


dGTPase

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction dGTP + H₂O ⇌ deoxyguanosine + triphosphate.


fruit sugar

fruit sugar (countable and uncountable, plural fruit sugars)


D-fructose

D-fructose (countable and uncountable, plural D-fructoses)

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of dextrorotatory fructose.


ammoniaporin

(physiology, biochemistry) A mitochondrial membrane channel permeable to ammonia.


hemipore

(biochemistry) A structural unit of some proteins consisting of three helical transmembranes domains.


linin

From Latin līnum + -in. Known since the 19th century.

(biochemistry) The network of viscous material in a cell's nucleus that connects the chromatin granules.

sulirin

the network of viscous material in a cell's nucleus that connects the chromatin granules


maturase

(genetics, biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that splice introns; any gene that codes for such a protein


exolipase

(biochemistry) Any form of lipase acting as an exoenzyme


sulfurase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a reaction involving elemental sulfur.


fibrolase

(biochemistry) fibrinolytic proteinase: a hydrolase enzyme found in the venom of the southern copperhead snake


eceriferum

(biochemistry) An aldehyde decarbonylase involved in the conversion of aldehydes to alkanes; it is implicated in the inability of some pollens etc to produce wax


octarepeat

(biochemistry) A sequence of octapeptides that are repeated in a polypeptide or protein


coelenteramide

(biochemistry) An aminopyrazine that is the oxyluciferin of coelenterazine


deglutathionylation

deglutathionylation (usually uncountable, plural deglutathionylations)

(biochemistry) The removal of a glutathione moiety from a protein (typically by severing a disulfide linkage).


parchorin

(biochemistry) An intracellular chloride-channel protein


selenoenzyme

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that contains a selenium atom.


thioltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that catalyzes the transfer of a thiol group


chordin

(biochemistry) A particular bone morphogenetic protein antagonist


metallocluster

(biochemistry) A clustering of the metal atoms of a metalloenzyme


calumenin

endoplasmic reticulum
endoplasmic reticulum

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein localized in the endoplasmic reticulum


lactonase

lactonase (countable and uncountable, plural lactonases)

(biochemistry) A metalloenzyme, produced by certain bacteria, that targets and inactivates acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs)


leucyltransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction L-leucyl-tRNA + protein ⇌ tRNA + L-leucyl-protein.


leghemoglobin

leghemoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural leghemoglobins)

(biochemistry) A hemoprotein found in the nitrogen-fixing root nodules of leguminous plants.


C-nucleoside

(biochemistry) Any nucleoside that has a direct C-C bond between the carbohydrate and the heterocycle


lumbrokinase

lumbrokinase (countable and uncountable, plural lumbrokinases)

(biochemistry) A collective name for various fibrinolytic enzymes present in various earthworms, especially Lumbricus bimastus and Lumbricus rubellus.


lucigenin

(biochemistry) An aromatic compound, bis-N-methylacridinium nitrate, that exhibits a bluish-green fluorescence.


lipophilia

(biochemistry) The property of being lipophilic.


keratinase

(biochemistry) A proteolytic proteinase enzyme produced in the presence of keratin-containing substrate.


oestrin

oestrin (countable and uncountable, plural oestrins)

Encouraged by his friends Solly Zuckerman and J. B. S. Haldane, Bernal had obtained crystals of calciferol and the female sex hormone oestrin.

1998, Georgina Ferry, Dorothy Hodgkin: A Life:

(biochemistry, now rare) An oestrogen, specifically oestrone.


glucagonlike

a glucagonlike peptide


NAC

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of N-acetylcarnosine.


abasically

(genetics, biochemistry) Missing a nucleotide base.


AGJ

annular gap junction
annular gap junction#English

(biochemistry, molecular biology) Abbreviation of annular gap junction.


connexosome

(molecular biology, biochemistry) a collection of connexins formed from internalized discarded hemijunction gap junctions awaiting disposal by lysosomes


RBD

receptor-binding domain
receptor-binding domain#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of receptor-binding domain.


bioapatite

bioapatite (countable and uncountable, plural bioapatites)

(biochemistry, mineralogy) A form of calcium phosphate that is the major component in the mineralised part of vertebrate bone teeth, and in case of fish, scales.


mycocerosate

From mycocerosic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

af

(biochemistry) Any salt or ester of a mycocerosic acid.


mycolipenate

From mycolipenic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

(biochemistry) Any salt or ester of mycolipenic acid.


mycolipenic acid

(biochemistry) A methylated unsaturated long-chain fatty acid, 2,4,6-trimethyltetracos-2-enoic acid, found in some mycobacteria


mycocerosic acid

en-noun

mycocerosic acid (plural mycocerosic acids)

(biochemistry) Any of a family of highly methylated long-chain fatty acids present in mycobacteria


glucase

(dated, biochemistry) Any enzyme that converts starch into glucose.


aminomutase

(biochemistry) Any mutase that moves an amino group.


bilirubinoid

(biochemistry) Any intermediate in the enzymatic conversion of bilirubin to stercobilin in the gut


bisdigitoxoside

(biochemistry) A derivative of digoxin that contains only two (rather than three) glycoside units


bisindolylmaleimide

bisindolylmaleimide (countable and uncountable, plural bisindolylmaleimides)

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) A derivative of maleimide containing two indolyl sidechains; any derivative of this structure, many of which are biochemically active


calcimedin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of calcium-dependent proteins that bind phospholipids.


carboxyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a carboxyl group (one that carries out transcarboxylation).


calphobindin

From calcium, phospho-, bind, and + -in.

(biochemistry) A calcium-dependent protein that binds some phospholipids


chelatase

The properties of these zinc-protoporphyrin chelatases, particularly the one in R. spheroides, are described in detail and their possible metabolic functions discussed.

1964, A Neuberger, “Studies on the biosynthesis of porphyrin and bacteriochlorophyll by Rhodopseudomonas spheroides. 5. Zinc–protoporphyrin chelatase”, in Biochemical Journal:

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes chelation, especially that of a specified metal ion


transcarboxylase

(biochemistry) Synonym of carboxyltransferase


cobaltochelatase

(biochemistry) Any chelatase that chelates cobalt ions


cometabolite

(biochemistry) Any product of cometabolism


chondroitinsulfatase

(biochemistry) Any sulfatase that sulfates chondroitin.


deoxyribosyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a deoxyribosyl moiety (between bases)


erabutoxin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of neurotoxic proteins found in venom of the sea snake of the genus Laticauda


fetoglobulin

(biochemistry) A plasma globulin that is present especially in the fetus


glucanohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any hydrolase that hydrolyses a glucan


glyceridase

(biochemistry) Any hydrolase that hydrolyses glycerides


glycanohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any hydrolase that hydrolyses a glycan


hexadecapeptide

(biochemistry) Any oligopeptide that has sixteen amino acid components


hyalogen

(biochemistry) Any of several complex mucoid polysaccharides, found in animal tissue, that are composed of hyalins


mannosylphosphoryltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers mannosyl phosphate residues


melanotropin

melanocyte-stimulating hormone
melanocyte-stimulating hormone#English

(endocrinology, biochemistry) Synonym of melanocyte-stimulating hormone


molybdoflavoprotein

(biochemistry) Any flavoprotein containing molybdenum


molybdoprotein

(biochemistry) Any metalloprotein containing molybdenum


monophosphokinase

(biochemistry) Any kinase that transfers a single phosphate group


nitrophenylphosphatase

(biochemistry) Any phosphatase that hydrolyses nitrophenyl phosphate


nucleosidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a nucleoside, separating the base and the sugar


ovoglycoprotein

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein found in hen's egg white


ovostatin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteinase inhibitors found in hens' eggs.


ovomacroglobulin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of macroglobulins found in hen's eggs


peroxygenase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the formation of an alcohol by reaction with hydrogen peroxide


prepilin peptidase

prepilin peptidase (plural prepilin peptidases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that removes a signal peptide from maturing pilins


propionylcholinesterase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of propionylcholine


pseudoisoenzyme

(biochemistry) A variant conformation of an enzyme (that appears to be an isoenzyme)


pyrophosphotransferase

(biochemistry) Synonym of pyrophosphokinase


pyrophosphokinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that transfers pyrophosphate (diphosphate)


pyroglobulin

(biochemistry) An immunoglobulin that coagulates when heated


subalignment

(biochemistry) An internal segment of a protein (or corresponding DNA) alignment


transamidase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers an amide group.


uroporphyrin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of porphyrins excreted in the urine in some cases of porphyria.


mutein

Isoelectric focusing (IEF) of the muteins under nondenaturing conditions confirmed this prediction (19).

All of the muteins exhibited the expected apparent molecular weight of around 25 kDa.

1996, Protein & Peptide Letters - Aug 1996, page 237:

(biochemistry) A protein with an altered amino acid sequence.


xylofuranose

(biochemistry) The furanose form of a xylose.


zymophore

(biochemistry) The active part of an enzyme that is responsible for its function.


acrosine

It is known that 1,25[OH]2D is responsible for increasing intracellular Ca+2 concentration and the activity of acrosine, which is accountable for acrosome reactions that are essential for the fertilization process.

2015, Filip A. Dabrowski, Barbara Grzechocinska, Miroslaw Wielgos, “The Role of Vitamin D in Reproductive Health—A Trojan Horse or the Golden Fleece?”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 7, →DOI:


asynapsis

asynapsis (usually uncountable, plural asynapses)

For example in the AB chromosome (Fig. 6a, b), homologous sections near the centromere were often situated nearby each other, due to asynapsis, and thus the area near the centromere appeared as a thickening.

2015, Ninel A. Petrova et al., “Karyotypical characteristics of two allopatric African populations of anhydrobiotic Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912 (Diptera, Chironomidae) originating from Nigeria and Malawi”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 9, →DOI:

(biochemistry) The failure of synapsis during meiosis.


golli

(biochemistry) A protein that regulates calcium influx in T cells


deoxynucleotyl

Cell proliferation reagent WST-1 and the TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labelling) assay were purchased from Roche (Mannhein, Germany).

2015 July 3, Juliane Rothe et al., “The flavonoid beverage Haelan 951 induces growth arrest and apoptosis in pancreatic carcinoma cell lines in vitro”, in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, volume 15, →DOI:

(biochemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical derived from a deoxynucleotide


nodulin

In rice lines containing the dominant (susceptibility) allele of the gene, the expression of the nodulin homolog is up regulated upon infection with Xoo .

2015 May 31, Sharat Kumar Pradhan et al., “Pyramiding of three bacterial blight resistance genes for broad-spectrum resistance in deepwater rice variety, Jalmagna”, in Rice, volume 8, →DOI:

(biochemistry) Any of a class of plant proteins formed or enhanced during symbiotic nitrogen fixation in root nodules


sauvagine

CRF and related peptides, such as sauvagine, bind to the extracellular regions of CRF 1 R and activate the receptor.

2014 May 16, Katerina Spyridaki et al., “Structural-Functional Analysis of the Third Transmembrane Domain of the Corticotropin-releasing Factor Type 1 Receptor”, in The Journal of Biological Chemistry, volume 289, →DOI:

(biochemistry) A particular oligopeptide that functions as a neuropeptide


coronamic acid

It is composed of two components, the polyketide coronafacic acid (CFA) and coronamic acid (CMA).

2015 July 6, “Analysis of Differentially Expressed Genes Associated with Coronatine-Induced Laticifer Differentiation in the Rubber Tree by Subtractive Hybridization Suppression”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

Pseudomonas syringae
Pseudomonas syringae#Translingual

(biochemistry) A cyclopropyl amino acid component of the phytotoxin coronatine, a virulence factor of the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae.


globotriose

(biochemistry) A triose composed of two galactose residues and one glucose residue


monotopic

The fracture faces were free of particles, indicating that PDS-His 6 does not dip deeply into membranes, probably representing a monotopic membrane protein.

2015 July 6, “Phytoene Desaturase from Oryza sativa : Oligomeric Assembly, Membrane Association and Preliminary 3D-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry, of a membrane protein) that interact with only one leaflet of the lipid bilayer


osteokine

osteokine (countable and uncountable, plural osteokines)

(biochemistry) A form of cytokine produced in bone cells.


otubain

CysP9 contains a single large ovarian tumor (OTU) domain suggesting it may belong to the otubain or peptidase_C65, and possibly possess functions similar to deubiquitinating enzymes of the peptidase_C65 family.

2015 July 6, “Identification, Characterization and Down-Regulation of Cysteine Protease Genes in Tobacco for Use in Recombinant Protein Production”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteases associated with ovarian tumours


adipolin

Other adipocytokines are: secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (Sfrp-5) and adipolin.

2015 July 8, Ozra Tabatabaei-Malazy, Bagher Larijani, Mohammad Abdollahi, “Targeting metabolic disorders by natural products”, in Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, volume 14, →DOI:

(biochemistry) A particular adipokine, encoded in humans by the FAM132A gene.


globotriosyl

(biochemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical derived from globotriose


fibrocystin

ARPKD is a monogenetic disease resulting from mutations in PKHD1, which encodes the cilial protein fibrocystin.

2015 July 2, Kelly KJZhang JHan LKamocka MMiller CGattone VH IIet al., “Improved Structure and Function in Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Rat Kidneys with Renal Tubular Cell Therapy”, in PLOS ONE, volume 10, number 7, →DOI:

(biochemistry) A large receptor-like protein, thought to be involved in the tubulogenesis and/or maintenance of duct-lumen architecture of epithelium.


sclerostin

AMG785 and AMG167 are humanized monoclonal antibodies against sclerostin that have not yet completed all phases of clinical trials.

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein that has an antianabolic effect on bone formation.


caseinolytic

A recent study focused on the enzymatic and cytotoxic functions of jellyfish metalloproteases and identified diverse proteolytic effects including gelatinolytic, caseinolytic, and fibrinolytic activities.

2015 June 18, Mahdokht Jouiaei et al., “Ancient Venom Systems: A Review on Cnidaria Toxins”, in Toxins, volume 7, →DOI:


sticholysin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cytotoxic proteins found in Stichodactyla helianthus.


lumazine synthase

DNA vaccines encoding ribosomal L7/L12, lumazine synthase (BLS), P39 (a putative periplasmic binding protein), Omp16 (outer membrane protein) and BAB1_0278 genes have demonstrated to confer protection against B. abortus challenge in mice.

2015 July 8, Elaine MS Dorneles, Nammalwar Sriranganathan, Andrey P. Lage, “Recent advances in Brucella abortus vaccines”, in Veterinary Research, volume 46, →DOI:

(biochemistry) An enzyme, involved in riboflavin biosynthesis, that catalyzes the chemical reaction 1-deoxy-L-glycero-tetrulose 4-phosphate + 5-amino-6-(D-ribitylamino)uracil ⇌ 6,7-dimethyl-8-(D-ribityl)lumazine + 2 H₂O + phosphate.


equinatoxin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cytotoxic proteins found in Actinia equina.


tenebrosin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cytotoxic proteins found in Actinia tenebrosa.


magnificalysin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cytotoxic proteins found in Heteractis magnifica.


phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride

One hundred milligrams of frozen lung tissue was homogenized in buffer A (0.32 M sucrose, 5 m M Tris–HCl pH 7.5, 120 m M KCl, 1 m M EDTA, 0.2 m M phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride, 1 μg ml −1 leupeptin, 1 μg ml −1 pepstatin and 1 μg ml −1 aprotinin) and spun at 4 °C, 12 890 g for 10 min.

2015 June 5, Jun Chai et al., “Effects of sevoflurane on tight junction protein expression and PKC-α translocation after pulmonary ischemia–reperfusion injury”, in Experimental & Molecular Medicine, volume 47, →DOI:

(biochemistry) A serine protease inhibitor commonly used in the preparation of cell lysates.


pertactin

Bpp5 has intact genes encoding known adherence factors, such as filamentous hemaglutinin (fhaB, fhaL, fhaC, fhaS), pertactin (prn) and fimbriae (fimD, fimC, fimB, fimA, fim2, fim3, fimN, fimX), and the sequence similarity was greater than 90% in comparison to B.

2015 July 10, “Host Specificity of Ovine Bordetella parapertussis and the Role of Complement”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) A highly immunogenic virulence factor of Bordetella pertussis, a bacterium that causes pertussis.


plakin

(biochemistry) Any protein that associates with junctional complexes and the cytoskeleton


phosphate acetyltransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction acetyl-CoA + phosphate ⇌ CoA + acetyl phosphate.


equisetin

(biochemistry) A particular Fusarium toxin.


fusarin

fusarin (countable and uncountable, plural fusarins)

(biochemistry) A particular Fusarium toxin


phosphomonoester

Kinetic analysis of the interaction between PAB-TP and the membranes containing 10 mol% of PA showed that PAB-TP associated with PA with a low dissociation constant of K D = 38 ± 5 nM. Coexistence of cholesterol or PE with PA in the membrane enhanced the PAB-TP binding to PA by increasing the ionization of the phosphomonoester head group as well as by changing the microenvironment of PA molecules in the membrane.

2015 July 6, “Development of a Novel Tetravalent Synthetic Peptide That Binds to Phosphatidic Acid”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) A monoester of phosphoric acid


diosmetin

(biochemistry) An O-methylated flavone found in the Caucasian vetch.


volkensin

(biochemistry) A toxic ribosome-inactivating protein isolated from the roots of Adenia volkensii


mannooligosaccharide

(biochemistry) Any oligosaccharide composed of mannose units


pratol

Trifolium pratense
Trifolium pratense#Translingual

(biochemistry) An O-methylated flavone found in Trifolium pratense.


acylphosphatase

This is the case of acylphosphatase from Drosophila melanogaster (AcPDro2).

2015 April 16, Rafael Zambrano et al., “AGGRESCAN3D (A3D): server for prediction of aggregation properties of protein structures”, in Nucleic Acids Research, volume 43, →DOI:

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) The enzyme acylphosphate phosphohydrolase.


opiorphin

opiorphin (countable and uncountable, plural opiorphins)

Our saliva contains one painkiller that is stronger than morphine. It is called opiorphin, and was only discovered in 2006.

2015, Giulia Enders, translated by David Shaw, Gut, Scribe, published 2016, page 21:

(biochemistry) A painkilling chemical compound first isolated from human saliva.


cytohelicase

The root tips were digested in a pectolytic enzyme mixture [0.1% (w/v) pectolyase Y23 (Duchefa, Haarlem, the Netherlands), 0.1% (w/v) cellulase onozuka RS (Duchefa, Haarlem, the Netherlands) and 0.1% (w/v) cytohelicase (Sigma-Aldrich, Steinheim, Germany)] in 10 mM citrate buffer (10mM tri sodium citrate + 10 mM citrate, pH 4.5) at 37 °C for 1 h.

2015, Prabhu Shankar Lakshmanan et al., “Karyotype analysis and visualization of 45S rRNA genes using fluorescence in situ hybridization in aroids (Araceae)”, in Comparative Cytogenetics, volume 9, →DOI:

Helix pomatia
Helix pomatia#Translingual

(biochemistry) A form of glucanase isolated from Helix pomatia


latherin

From lather + -in from the ability of the protein to produce a frothy lather of sweat on equines.

(biochemistry) A surfactant protein, found in the sweat of equines, which allows sweat to penetrate the waterproof coat and there evaporate and cool the animal.


sulfurylase

The mechanism underlying the enhanced S assimilation may be upregulated expression of genes involved in S/Se assimilation, particularly ATP sulfurylase and APS reductase [33,180].

2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of sulfate, typically to a form of ATP


salidroside

salidroside (countable and uncountable, plural salidrosides)

(biochemistry) A glycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis.


photobiosynthesis

To channel metabolic flux generated in photobiosynthesis into lipid biosynthesis, implementation of some PGRs, vitamins, and lipid precursors could lead to an increase in total catabolism activation and lipid accumulation.

2015 June 3, Ahmad Farhad Talebi et al., “Biochemical Modulation of Lipid Pathway in Microalgae Dunaliella sp. for Biodiesel Production”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI:

(biochemistry) biosynthesis that is induced or regulated by light


prochymase

Both transfection of human prochymase cDNA and injections of purified chymase into implanted sponges demonstrated that chymase was a powerful angiogenic factor.

2015 June 4, Devandir Antonio de Souza Junior et al., “The Role of Mast Cell Specific Chymases and Tryptases in Tumor Angiogenesis”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI:

(biochemistry) Any compound that develops into a chymase


archaerhodopsin

Bilateral inactivation of cholinergic BF neurons genetically targeted with archaerhodopsin prolonged SWS and decreased the probability of awakening from SWS in mice.

2015 July 8, “Silencing of Cholinergic Basal Forebrain Neurons Using Archaerhodopsin Prolongs Slow-Wave Sleep in Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins, isolated from halobacteria, that are light-driven proton pumps


transglucosylase

(biochemistry) A transglycosylase that transfers glucosyl groups


endotransglucosylase

The expression of genes encoding a pectinesterase, a pectate lyase and a xyloglucan endotransglucosylase hydrolase (Solyc12g008530)

2015 July 2, Ye JHu TYang CLi HYang MIjaz Ret al., “Transcriptome Profiling of Tomato Fruit Development Reveals Transcription Factors Associated with Ascorbic Acid, Carotenoid and Flavonoid Biosynthesis”, in PLOS ONE, volume 10, number 7, →DOI:

(biochemistry) An endocytic transglucosylase.


MAFP

Methoxy arachidonyl fluorophosphonate
w:Methoxy arachidonyl fluorophosphonate

(biochemistry) Initialism of Methoxy arachidonyl fluorophosphonate.


phenylmethanesulfonylfluoride

(biochemistry) A serine protease inhibitor commonly used in the preparation of cell lysates.


hamartin

Notably, in breast cancer, relative low expression of hamartin and tuberin (TSC1 and TSC2 products, respectively) is associated with poor clinical outcome, and depletion of tuberin promotes metastasis.

2015 July 14, “Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Biomarkers Linked to Lung Metastatic Potential and Cell Stemness”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) A peripheral membrane protein encoded in humans by the TSC1 gene, and implicated as a tumor suppressor.


corelease

en-verb

corelease (third-person singular simple present coreleases, present participle coreleasing, simple past and past participle coreleased)

coreleases (present singular third-person)
coreleasing (participle present)
coreleased (participle past)
coreleased (past)


angiomotin

en-noun

angiomotin (countable and uncountable, plural angiomotins)

Therefore, the adhesive role of type XIV collagen may interact with type I collagen, PRELP and angiomotin.

2015 July 16, “Quantitative LC-MS/MS Analysis of Proteins Involved in Metastasis of Breast Cancer”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) A protein that increases the random migration of endothelial cells as well as the migration of endothelial cells toward growth factors


diguanylate

The wspR gene encodes a diguanylate cyclase probably involved in the regulation of flagella rotation and is not implicated in the regulation of flagella synthesis [24 ].

2015 July 11, “Chemotactic Motility of Pseudomonas fluorescens F113 under Aerobic and Denitrification Conditions”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) Any ester of (cyclic) diguanylic acid


rhamnolipid

From translingual Rhamnus (“genus of buckthorn”) + lipid.

uder

Briefly, the rhamnolipid extract of each sample was dissolved in 4 mL of chloroform and put in contact with a freshly prepared methylene blue solution (200 μL of a 1 g l -1 methylene blue and 4.9 mL of distilled water).

2015 July 18, “Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation and Persistence, along with the Production of Quorum Sensing-Dependent Virulence Factors, Are Disrupted by a Triterpenoid Coumarate Ester Isolated from Dalbergia trichocarpa, a Tropical Legume”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas aeruginosa#Translingual

(biochemistry) Any of a class of glycolipid surfactants, produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other species, that has one or more rhamnose groups


autotransporter

(biochemistry) A structural domain found in some bacterial outer membrane proteins.


ferrireductase

Furthermore, Fe 3+ is reduced to Fe 2+ by a ferrireductase in the endosomal membrane, the six transmembrane epithelial antigen of the prostate 3 [9, 10 ].

2015 July 11, “Fe(III) Is Essential for Porcine Embryonic Development via Mitochondrial Function Maintenance”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces ferric iron to ferrous, often as a byproduct of another operation


nacrein

For example, nacrein has a carbonic anhydrase domain and a Gly-X-Asn repeat domain.

2015 July 11, “Dual Roles of the Lysine-Rich Matrix Protein (KRMP)-3 in Shell Formation of Pearl Oyster, Pinctada fucata”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) A matrix protein that is involved in the formation of nacre in molluscs


oncometabolite

Due to this pleiotropic function for dysregulating biological events, 2-HG is regarded as an oncometabolite that exerts tumor-inducing actions, and searches for IDH gene mutations have been performed in various types of malignancies [1 ,2 ].

2015 July 11, “Mutant IDH1 Dysregulates the Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Association with Gene-Specific Histone Modifications to Cartilage- and Bone-Related Genes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry, pathology) Any metabolite that is associated with a cancer


pappalysin

The other was Pappa2 (pappalysin2; pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A2) gene which encodes for a member of the pappalysin family of metzincin metalloproteinases (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/364027 ).

2015 July 11, “Unraveling the Rat Intestine, Spleen and Liver Genome-Wide Transcriptome after the Oral Administration of Lavender Oil by a Two-Color Dye-Swap DNA Microarray Approach”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) Any of a class of peptidases associated with pregnancy


reticulocalbin

Fibulin-1C interacts with calumenin and reticulocalbin with an estimated dissociation constant around 50-60 nM. The interaction, at least for reticulocalbin, was not dependent upon the presence of Ca 2+ .

2015 July 11, “Fibulin-1C, C1 Esterase Inhibitor and Glucose Regulated Protein 75 Interact with the CREC Proteins, Calumenin and Reticulocalbin”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein from the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum


shematrin

Furthermore, the KRMP mRNA expression level was found to be significantly higher than other genes, except for the shematrin matrix protein family, which indicated that KRMPs may play important roles in shell formation.

(biochemistry) Any of a family of structural proteins found in the shells of some oysters.


zincin

Also bacteria belonging to Vibrio parahaemolyticus are known to produce several proteases and collagenases including metalloproteases of the zincins superfamily and serine proteases.

2015 July 11, “Comprehensive Analysis of a Vibrio parahaemolyticus Strain Extracellular Serine Protease VpSP37”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) Any of a group of metalloproteases containing a zinc atom.


metallohydrolase

The catalytic role of metal ions in metallohydrolases, such as carboxypeptidase, can be explained in two alternative ways […]

1977, “Intramolecular catalysis of ester hydrolysis by metal complexed hydroxide ion. Acyl oxygen bond scission in cobalt (2+) and nickel (2+) carboxylic acid complexes”, in Journal of the American Chemical Society, volume 99, number 16, page 5341:

Such metallohydrolases are thought to critically alter mucus properties.

2015 July 11, “The Goblet Cell Protein Clca1 (Alias mClca3 or Gob-5) Is Not Required for Intestinal Mucus Synthesis, Structure and Barrier Function in Naive or DSS-Challenged Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) Any metalloenzyme that is a hydrolase.


gastrotropin

One more of them, gastrotropin from various species, is reported to crystallize with 2 molecules of other natural ligands per protein molecule.

2015 July 14, “All-Purpose Containers? Lipid-Binding Protein – Drug Interactions”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) A cytoplasmic, hydrophobic ligand-binding protein which stimulates gastric acid and pepsinogen secretion


superoxidase

Furthermore, wedelolactone also increased the activities of superoxidase dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and decreased the level of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver, therefore decreasing the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT).

2015 July 14, “Wedelolactone Regulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves Hepatic Steatosis Partly by AMPK Activation and Up-Regulation of Expression of PPARα/LPL and LDLR”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

superoxide dismutase
superoxide dismutase#English

(biochemistry) Synonym of superoxide dismutase


secretagogin

A third protein, secretagogin shares significant homology to these buffers, but has only been characterized as a calcium sensor.

2015 July 14, “Drosophila Cbp53E Regulates Axon Growth at the Neuromuscular Junction”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) A secreted calcium-binding protein found in the cytoplasm


drosha

Most miRNAs arise from very long transcripts known as primary miRNA (pri-miRNA) by drosha and its cofactor DGCR8 (DiGeorge syndrome critical region gene 8) in nucleus converting it to ~70-100 bp precursor miRNA (pre-miRNA).

2015 July 8, Hamid Ali Khan et al., “Identification of miRNAs during mouse postnatal ovarian development and superovulation”, in Journal of Ovarian Research, volume 8, →DOI:

(biochemistry) An RNA-specific endoribonuclease


endonexin

The overall tertiary structures, which were defined by four endonexin domains containing calcium binding sites, were well preserved […]

2015 July 15, “Potato Annexin STANN1 Promotes Drought Tolerance and Mitigates Light Stress in Transgenic Solanum tuberosum L. Plants”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) Any of a particular group of integrin-binding proteins.


interpain

Val-Leu-Lys is a substrate for interpain, however, the measured activity was not blocked by the cysteine protease inhibitor E64 (data not shown), suggesting that serine proteases, even including host proteases such as plasmin may be responsible for this activity.

2015 July 15, “Early Cytokine Response to Infection with Pathogenic vs Non-Pathogenic Organisms in a Mouse Model of Endodontic Infection”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) A cysteine proteinase obtained from Prevotella intermedia


enzymolysis

Through destaining, reduction, enzymolysis and ultrasonication, the protein sample was then dissolved in solution A (98% ddH 2 O+2% CH3CN+0.1% Formic Acid) and analyzed by Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) (Agilent, 7890A-5975C, USA).

2015 July 15, “Foxp1 Regulates the Proliferation of Hair Follicle Stem Cells in Response to Oxidative Stress during Hair Cycling”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) decomposition catalyzed by an enzyme


zeamatin

Unlike other pathogenesis-related group 5 proteins, zeamatin inhibits insect α-amylase and mammalian trypsin activities [75 ].

2015 July 15, “Proteome Analysis of Poplar Seed Vigor”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) An antifungal protein found in Zea mays


prolipoprotein

(biochemistry) The protein part of a lipoprotein, before lipid attachment


antioxidase

Activities of antioxidase were also altered after cold stress treatment, precisely, SOD and APX activities were elevated under cold stress in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)

2015 July 16, “Physiological and Molecular Mechanism of Nitric Oxide (NO) Involved in Bermudagrass Response to Cold Stress”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces the effects of an oxidase and counters oxidative stress


denitrosylation

The reverse process of S-nitrosylation is called denitrosylation, which can occur spontaneously in the presence of the reduced form of glutathione (GSH) [10 ].

2015 July 15, “Voluntary Exercise Can Ameliorate Insulin Resistance by Reducing iNOS-Mediated S-Nitrosylation of Akt in the Liver in Obese Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) The removal of a nitrosyl group (or the elements of nitric oxide) from a molecule


sulfonase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a sulfonation reaction


podoplanin

NS–nonspecific band ( D ) Flow cytometry analysis of the LEC markers, CD31 and podoplanin, in M and S1.

2015 July 16, “ADAM17 Promotes Motility, Invasion, and Sprouting of Lymphatic Endothelial Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(biochemistry) A particular glycoprotein


vasorin

ADAM17 is known to down-regulate TGFβ signaling by shedding the extracellular domain of TGFβ-RI [60 ], as well as that of vasorin, a protein that, in its soluble form, binds to and neutralizes TGFβ [61 ].

(biochemistry) A protein that modulates the arterial response to injury


acetylcholinergic

To elucidate the molecular basis of the acetylcholinergic signaling system, we identified acetylcholine-related genes involved in biosynthesis, signal transduction, and reuptake in C. suppressalis central nervous system transcriptome.

2015 July 15, Gang Xu et al., “De novo assembly and characterization of central nervous system transcriptome reveals neurotransmitter signaling systems in the rice striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis”, in BMC Genomics, volume 16, →DOI:

(biochemistry) Relating to the neurotransmissive action of acetylcholine in metabolism


megalin

However, megalin may also play a partial role in these responses to ANG II.

2014 April 16, Xiao C. Li, Jia L. Zhuo, “Mechanisms of AT1a receptor-mediated uptake of angiotensin II by proximal tubule cells: a novel role of the multiligand endocytic receptor megalin”, in American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology, volume 307, →DOI:

(biochemistry) A particular low-density transmembrane lipoprotein