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glutamate dehydrogenase
<enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the conversion of l-glutamate and water to 2-oxoglutarate and nh3 in the presence of NAD+. ... Chemical name: L-Glutamate:NAD+ oxidoreductase (deaminating) ... Registry number: EC 1.4.1.2 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

glutamate dehydrogenase (NADP+)
<enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the conversion of l-glutamate, h2o, and NADP+ to 2-oxoglutarate, nh3, and NADPH. ... Chemical name: L-Glutamate:NADP+ oxidoreductase (deaminating) ... Registry number: EC 1.4.1.4 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

glutamate dehydrogenases
Enzymes that catalyze the reaction of l-glutamate, H2O, and NAD+ (or NADP+ in some cases) producing alpha-ketoglutarate (2-oxoglutarate), ammonia, and NADH; in mammals, this is the prime contributor to oxidative deamination. ... Synonym: glutamic acid dehydrogenases. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutamate formiminotransferase
<enzyme> Also catalyses formyl transfer from 5-formyltetrahydrofolate to l-glutamate (reaction formerly listed as EC 2.1.2.6) ... Registry number: EC 2.1.2.5 ... Synonym: formimino-l-glutamate tetrahydrofolate 5-formiminotransferase, formimino transferase, formiminotetrahydrofolate transferase, glutamate formyltransferase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

glutamate gamma-semialdehyde
-OOCCH(NH3)+CH2CH2C HO;an intermediate in l-proline and l-ornithine metabolism; becomes elevated in type II hyperprolinaemia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutamate permease
<chemical> ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

glutamate racemase
<enzyme> Catalyses the conversion of l-glutamate to d-glutamate; muri protein was isolated from e. Coli ... Registry number: EC 5.1.1.3 ... Synonym: muri protein, muri gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

glutamate receptor
<physiology> See amino acid receptor superfamily. Glutamate receptors are implicated in many important brain functions including long-term potentiation (LTP). ... at least 4 major glutamate gated ion channel subtypes are presently distinguished on pharmacological grounds, named after their most selective agonists: N methyl D aspartate (NMDA im …

glutamate synthase
<enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the formation of 2 molecules of glutamate from glutamine plus alpha-ketoglutarate in the presence of NADPH. ... Chemical name: L-Glutamate:NADP+ oxidoreductase (transaminating) ... Registry number: EC 1.4.1.13 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

glutamate translocase
<chemical> Do not confuse with glut-1 protein ... Chemical name: translocase, glutamate ... Synonym: glutamate transporter, glutamate transport glycoprotein, glua protein, glub protein, gluc protein, glud protein, slc1a3 glutamate transporter, glast protein, glut-1 glutamate transporter, glt-1 protein, glast, glast-1, eaat-1, glutamate-aspartat …

glutamate-ammonia ligase
<enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the conversion of ATP, l-glutamate, and nh3 to ADP, orthophosphate, and l-glutamine. It also acts more slowly on 4-methylene-l-glutamate. ... Chemical name: L-Glutamate:ammonia ligase (ADP-forming) ... Registry number: EC 6.3.1.2 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

glutamate-cysteine ligase
<enzyme> One of the enzymes active in the gamma-glutamyl cycle. It catalyses the synthesis of gamma-glutamylcysteine from glutamate and cysteine in the presence of ATP with the formation of ADP and orthophosphate. ... Chemical name: L-Glutamate:L-cysteine gamma-ligase (ADP-forming) ... Registry number: EC 6.3.2.2 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

glutamate-tRNA ligase
<enzyme> An enzyme that activates glutamic acid with its specific transfer RNA. ... Chemical name: L-Glutamate:tRNA(Glu) ligase (AMP-forming) ... Registry number: EC 6.1.1.17 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

glutamates
Salts and esters of glutamic acid. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

glutamic acid
<amino acid> One of the 20 _ amino acids commonly found in proteins. Plays a central role in amino acid metabolism, acting as precursor of glutamine, proline and arginine. Also acts as amino group donor in synthesis by transamination of alanine from pyruvate and aspartic acid from oxaloacetate. Glutamate is also a neurotransmitter, the produc …

glutamic acid dehydrogenases
Synonym for glutamate dehydrogenases ... Enzymes that catalyze the reaction of l-glutamate, H2O, and NAD+ (or NADP+ in some cases) producing alpha-ketoglutarate (2-oxoglutarate), ammonia, and NADH; in mammals, this is the prime contributor to oxidative deamination. ... Synonym: glutamic acid dehydrogenases. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutamic acid hydrochloride
A gastric acidifier alleged to aid in digestion; also used for gastric HCl replacement therapy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutamic-aspartic transaminase
Synonym for aspartate aminotransferase ... <enzyme> An enzyme present in hepatocytes and myocytes that catalyses the reversible transfer of an amine group from l-glutamic acid to oxaloacetic acid, forming alpha-ketoglutaric acid and l-aspartic acid. ... It is raised in conditions that affect the heart and liver such as viral hepatitis and myoca …

glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase
Synonym for aspartate aminotransferase ... <enzyme> An enzyme present in hepatocytes and myocytes that catalyses the reversible transfer of an amine group from l-glutamic acid to oxaloacetic acid, forming alpha-ketoglutaric acid and l-aspartic acid. ... It is raised in conditions that affect the heart and liver such as viral hepatitis and myoca …

glutamic-pyruvic transaminase
Synonym for alanine aminotransferase ... <enzyme> An enzyme that is found primarily in the liver. It is released into the bloodstream as the result of liver damage. Also called the alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

glutamin-(asparagin-)ase
<enzyme> Catalyses hydrolysis of both glutamine and asparagine with a ratio of glutaminase to asparaginase of 1.45:1.0 ... Registry number: EC 3.5.1.38 ... Synonym: l-glutaminase-l-asparaginase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

glutaminase
<enzyme> Chemical name: L-Glutamine amidohydrolase ... Registry number: EC 3.5.1.2 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

glutaminate
The anion form of glutamine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutamine
<amino acid> One of the 20 amino acids commonly found (and directly coded for) in proteins. It is the amide at the _ carboxyl of the amino acid glutamate. Glutamine can participate in covalent cross linking reactions between proteins, by forming peptide like bonds by a transamidation reaction with lysine residues. This reaction, catalysed by …

glutamine amidotransferase
<enzyme> Trpg encodes a glutamine amidotransferase subunit involved in the synthesis of both folic acid and l-tryptophan; this is component II of anthranilate synthase; component I (en to anthranilate synthase) is trpe gene product ... Registry number: EC 2.6.- ... Synonym: trpg gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

glutamine amidotransferase cyclase
<chemical> Possesses glutamine amidotransferase and cyclase activities; his7 isolated from saccharomyces cerevisiae catalyses the fifth and sixth steps of histidine biosynthesis. ... Synonym: his7 gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

glutamine aminotransferase
<enzyme> An enzyme that reversibly converts l-glutamine, alpha-ketoglutaramate, and l-glutamate; alpha-ketoglutaramate is elevated in certain cases of hepatocoma. ... Synonym: glutamine transaminase. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutamine permease
<chemical> Contains periplasmic glutamine-binding protein plus other membrane-bound proteins ... Chemical name: permease, glutamine ... Synonym: gnp1 (saccharomyces cerevisiae) ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

glutamine synthetase
<enzyme> An enzyme which makes the amino acid glutamine by attaching a molecule of ammonia (NH3) to the amino acid glutamic acid. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

glutamine transaminase
Synonym for glutamine aminotransferase ... <enzyme> An enzyme that reversibly converts l-glutamine, alpha-ketoglutaramate, and l-glutamate; alpha-ketoglutaramate is elevated in certain cases of hepatocoma. ... Synonym: glutamine transaminase. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutamine-pyruvate aminotransferase
<enzyme> Consider also glutamine transaminase k if cysteine conjugate beta-lyase activity is also present; l-methionine can act as donor; glyoxylate can act as acceptor ... Registry number: EC 2.6.1.15 ... Synonym: glutamine alpha-ketoacid transaminase, glutamine transaminase, glutamine transaminase l, glutamine oxo-acid aminotransferase, gluta …

glutaminyl
The acyl radical of glutamine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase
<enzyme> Catalyses the formation of 5-oxoprolyl-tRNA and nh3 from l-glutaminyl-tRNA; also acts on glutaminyl peptides ... Registry number: EC 2.3.2.5 ... Synonym: glutaminyl cyclase, glutaminylpeptide cyclase, glutamine cyclotransferase, glutaminyl-tRNA cyclotransferase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase
<enzyme> Pi read RNA, soluble (70-75), but had to be deleted since no longer an active mh ... Registry number: EC 6.1.1.18 ... Synonym: glnrs ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

glutamoyl
The radical of glutamic acid from which both alpha-and d-hydroxyl groups have been removed. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutamyl
The radical of glutamic acid from which either the alpha-or the d-hydroxyl group has been removed. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutamyl aminopeptidase
<enzyme> Pepa gene product is isolated from e. Coli ... Registry number: EC 3.4.11.7 ... Synonym: aminopeptidase a, angiotensinase a, aspartate aminopeptidase, alpha-glutamylaminopeptidase, pepa gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

glutamyl carboxylase
<enzyme> Carboxylates glutamyl residues in a microsomal protein precursor of plasma prothrombin to form gamma-carboxyglutamic acid residues ... Registry number: EC 6.4.- ... Synonym: vitamin k-dependent carboxylase, glutamate carboxylase, vitamin k dependent carboxylase, vitamin k-dependent gamma-glutamyl carboxylase, k-dependent carboxylase, g …

glutamyl endopeptidase
<enzyme> Cleaves at the carboxyl side of glutamate and aspartate residues in proteins; see also glutamyl endopeptidase II from strep. Griseus (EC 3.4.21.82) ... Registry number: EC 3.4.21.19 ... Synonym: staphylococcus v-8 protease, v-8 protease, protease v8, staph aureus sv8 protease, staphylococcal serine protease, glu-c protease, staphylococ …

glutamyl tRNA dehydrogenase
<enzyme> Converts alpha carboxyl of glutamyl-tRNA to glutamate-1-semialdehyde in the presence of NADPH ... Registry number: EC 1.2.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

glutamyl tRNA reductase
<enzyme> Involved in aminolevulinic acid biosynthesis; tRNA is cofactor for NADPH-dependent reduction of glutamate to glutamate-1-semialdehyde; amino acid sequence given in second source ... Registry number: EC 1.2.1.- ... Synonym: glu-tRNA reductase, haema protein, haema gene product, k-12 haema gene product, haema1 gene product, haema2 gene p …

glutamyl-tRNA(Gln) amidotransferase
<enzyme> Amidation proceeds by a gamma-phosphorylated intermediate; glutamine or asparagine can act as amide donor ... Registry number: EC 2.6.- ... Synonym: glu-tRNA(gln) amidotransferases, glu-adt ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

glutaral
<chemical> Pentanedial. A disinfectant used for sterilization of equipment that cannot be heat-sterilised and as a laboratory reagent, especially as a fixative. ... Chemical name: Pentanedial ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

glutaraldehyde
<chemical> A dialdehyde used as a fixative, especially for electron microscopy. By its interaction with amino groups (and others) it forms cross links between proteins. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

glutaraldehyde fixative
A fixative used in phosphate or cacodylate buffer for electron microscopy, and as a chromatin and enzyme fixative; may be used preceding osmic acid as a second fixative to add membrane preservation for electron microscopy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutaric acid
<biochemistry> A chemical intermediate in the metabolism of the amino acids lysine and tryptophan which has the chemical formula C5H8O4. It is found in green sugar beets and in water extracted from wool. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

glutaryl coenzyme A oxidase
<enzyme> In peroxisomes; forms hydrogen peroxide ... Registry number: EC 1.3.3.- ... Synonym: glutaryl-CoA oxidase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

glutaryl-CoA
The mono thiol ester of coenzyme A and glutaric acid; an intermediate in l-lysine and l-tryptophan catabolism. ... Glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase, an enzyme that catalyses the reaction of glutaryl-CoA with an acceptor to form crotonoyl-CoA, CO2, and the reduced acceptor; a deficiency of this enzyme will lead to either glutaric acidemia type I or hyperox …

glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase
<enzyme> Glutaric aciduria may be due to deficiency of this enzyme ... Registry number: EC 1.3.99.7 ... Synonym: glutaryl CoA dehydrogenase, glutaryl-coenzyme a dehydrogenase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

glutathione
<biochemistry> The tripeptide _ glutamylcysteinylglycine. It contains an unusual peptide linkage between the _ carboxyl group of the glutamate side chain and the amine group of cysteine. ... The concentration of glutathione in animal cells is _5mM and its sulphydryl group is kept largely in the reduced state. This allows it to act as a sulphyd …

glutathione disulfide
<chemical> A glutathione derivative that forms when the sulfhydryl side chains of the cysteine residues of two glutathione molecules form a disulfide bond during the course of being oxidised with various oxides and peroxides in cells. Glutathione reductase, with the coupled oxidation of NADPH, reduces gssg to two moles of glutathione. ... Chem …

glutathione oxidase
<enzyme> Oxygen-dependent conversion of glutathione to glutathione disulfide ... Registry number: EC 1.8.4.- ... Synonym: renal thiol oxidase, renal sulfhydryl oxidase, intestinal thiol oxidase, kidney thiol oxidase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

glutathione peroxidase
<enzyme> A detoxifying enzyme that eliminates hydrogen peroxide and organic peroxides. ... Glutathione is an essential cofactor for the enzyme and its reaction involves the oxidation of glutathione (GSH) to glutathione disulphide (GSSG). The GSSG is then reduced to GSH by glutathione reductase. Glutathione peroxidase, (GPX), has a selenocystei …

glutathione reductase
<enzyme> An FAD containing enzyme, a dimer of 50 kD subunits. ... It catalyses the NADP dependent reduction of glutathione disulphide (GSSG) to glutathione (GSH). This is an essential reaction that maintains a GSH:GSSG ratio in the cytoplasm of _500:1. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

glutathione S-transferase
A class of enzymes that catalyze the reaction of glutathione with an acceptor molecule (e.g., an arene oxide) to form an S-substituted glutathione; a key step in detoxification of many substances; start of the mercapturic acid pathway. ... Synonym: ligandin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutathione synthase
<enzyme> One of the enzymes active in the gamma-glutamyl cycle. It catalyses the synthesis of glutathione from gamma-glutamylcysteine and glycine in the presence of ATP with the formation of ADP and orthophosphate. ... Chemical name: gamma-L-Glutamyl-L-cysteine:glycine ligase (ADP-forming) ... Registry number: EC 6.3.2.3 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

glutathione synthetase
<enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the formation of glutathione, ADP, and orthophosphate from gamma-glutamylcysteine, ATP, and glycine; a deficiency will lead to metabolic acidosis and progressive brain dysfunction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutathione synthetase deficiency
An inborn error of metabolism associated with massive urinary excretion of 5-oxyproline, elevated levels of 5-oxyproline in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid, severe metabolic acidosis, tendency toward haemolysis, and defective central nervous systems function. Glutathione synthetase deficiency has been reported as a generalised condition or with a …

glutathione transferase
<enzyme> A transferase that catalyses the addition of aliphatic, aromatic, or heterocyclic radicals as well as epoxides and arene oxides to glutathione. Addition takes place at the sulfur atom. It also catalyses the reduction of polyol nitrate by glutathione to polyol and nitrite. ... Chemical name: RX:glutathione R-transferase ... Registry num …

glutathionuria
Elevated glutathione and/or glutathione disulfide levels in the urine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutathionylspermidine synthetase
<enzyme> From crithidia fasciculata; catalyses the synthesis of n(1)-and n(8)-glutathionylspermidine from ATP/mg, glutathione and spermidine; mw 90 kD; different from trypanothione synthetase ... Registry number: EC 6.3.1.- ... Synonym: gsh-sp synthetase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

gluteal cleft
Synonym for natal cleft ... The sulcus between the buttocks (nates). ... Synonym: crena ani, anal cleft, crena clunium, gluteal cleft. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteal crest
Synonym for gluteal tuberosity ... The point of insertion on the upper portion of the shaft of the femur of the greater part of the gluteus maximus muscle; when markedly developed this tuberosity is called the third trochanter. ... Synonym: trochanter tertius, tuberositas glutea, crista glutea, gluteal crest, gluteal ridge. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteal fold
A prominent fold that marks the upper limit of the thigh from the lower limit of the buttock; it coincides with the lower border of the gluteus maximus muscle; the furrow between the buttock and thigh. ... Synonym: sulcus gluteus, gluteal furrow. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteal furrow
Synonym for gluteal fold ... A prominent fold that marks the upper limit of the thigh from the lower limit of the buttock; it coincides with the lower border of the gluteus maximus muscle; the furrow between the buttock and thigh. ... Synonym: sulcus gluteus, gluteal furrow. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteal hernia
Synonym for sciatic hernia ... Protrusion of intestine through the great sacrosciatic foramen. ... Synonym: gluteal hernia, ischiocele. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteal line
One of three rough curved lines on the outer surface of the ala of the ilium: anterior (or middle) gluteal line, inferior gluteal line, and posterior gluteal line; the two areas bounded by these give attachment to the gluteus minimus muscle below and gluteus medius above. ... Synonym: linea glutea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteal lymph nodes
Nodes of the internal iliac group; they are subdivided into two groups: interior gluteal lymph nodes, located along the inferior gluteal vein; superior gluteal lymph nodes located along the superior gluteal vein. ... Synonym: nodi lymphatici gluteales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteal reflex
Contraction of the gluteal muscles following irritation of the skin of the buttocks. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteal region
The region of the buttocks. ... Synonym: regio glutealis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteal ridge
Synonym for gluteal tuberosity ... The point of insertion on the upper portion of the shaft of the femur of the greater part of the gluteus maximus muscle; when markedly developed this tuberosity is called the third trochanter. ... Synonym: trochanter tertius, tuberositas glutea, crista glutea, gluteal crest, gluteal ridge. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteal surface of ilium
The external surface of the wing of the ilium marked by the anterior, posterior and inferior gluteal lines that separate the origins of the gluteal muscles. ... Synonym: facies glutea ossis ilii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteal tuberosity
The point of insertion on the upper portion of the shaft of the femur of the greater part of the gluteus maximus muscle; when markedly developed this tuberosity is called the third trochanter. ... Synonym: trochanter tertius, tuberositas glutea, crista glutea, gluteal crest, gluteal ridge. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteal veins
See: inferior gluteal veins, superior gluteal veins. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutelin
<protein> A simple protein found in the seeds of cereal grains such as wheat, barley, and rice. It is an important component of gluten and, together with the protein gliadin, helps make bread porous and spongy after baking. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

glutelins
A class of simple proteins occurring in the seeds of grain; soluble in dilute acids and bases, but not in neutral solutions (e.g., glutenin from wheat and orycenin in rice). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluten
<protein> The protein of wheat and other grains which gives to the dough its tough elastic character. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

gluten enteropathy
<gastroenterology> An inherited disease where the intestinal lining is inflamed in response to the ingestion of a protein known as gluten. Gluten is present in many grains including rye, oats, barley and triticale. ... Symptoms in infants include diarrhoea, slow growth, bloody stools, weight loss, vomiting and clay-coloured stools. Symptoms in …

gluten-free diet
Elimination of all wheat, rye, barley, and oat gluten from the diet; treatment for gluten-sensitive enteropathy (coeliac disease). ... See: coeliac disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutenin
<protein> A simple protein (a type of glutelin) found in wheat. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

gluteofemoral
Relating to the buttock and the thigh. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteofemoral bursa
<anatomy> Two or three small bursae between the tendon of the gluteus maximus and the linea aspera. ... Synonym: bursa intermuscularis musculorum gluteorum, intermuscular gluteal bursa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteoinguinal
Relating to the buttock and the groin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutethimide
<chemical> A hypnotic and sedative. Its use has been largely superseded by other drugs. ... Pharmacological action: sedatives, nonbarbiturate. ... Chemical name: 2,6-Piperidinedione, 3-ethyl-3-phenyl- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

gluteus maximus
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, ilium behind posterior gluteal line, posterior surface of sacrum and coccyx, and sacrotuberous ligament; insertion, iliotibial band of fascia lata (superficial three-quarters) and gluteal ridge (deep inferior one-quarter) of femur; action, extends thigh, especially from the flexed position, as in climbing stairs or r …

gluteus maximus gait
Compensatory backward propulsion of trunk to maintain centre of gravity over the supporting lower extremity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteus medius
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, ilium between anterior and posterior gluteal lines; insertion, lateral surface of greater trochanter; action, abducts and rotates thigh; nerve supply, superior gluteal. ... Synonym: musculus gluteus medius, mesogluteus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteus medius bursae
<anatomy> The bursa between the tendon of the gluteus medius and the greater trochanter and the bursa between the piriformis and gluteus medius. ... Synonym: bursae trochantericae musculi glutei medii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteus medius gait
Compensatory list of body (or throw of trunk) to weak gluteal side, to put centre of gravity over the supporting lower extremity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteus minimus
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, ilium between anterior and inferior gluteal lines; insertion, greater trochanter of femur; action, abducts thigh; nerve supply, superior gluteal. ... Synonym: musculus gluteus minimus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

gluteus minimus bursa
<anatomy> A fairly large bursa usually located between the gluteus minimus and the greater trochanter. ... Synonym: bursa trochanterica musculi glutei minimi. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glutinous
Having a sticky, moist surface, a gluey or sticky exudation. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

glutton
1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer. ... 2. One who gluts himself. 'Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy.' (Granville) ... 3. <zoology> A carnivorous mammal (Gulo luscus), of the family Mustelidae, about the size of a large badger. It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious, whence the name; the wolverene. It is …

Glx
Symbol for glutamyl (Glu), glutaminyl (Gln), and/or any substance that would yield glutamate upon acid hydrolysis of a peptide (e.g., 5-oxoproline, 4-carboxyglutamate) to denote uncertainty between them. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Gly
Symbol for glycine or its acyl radical, glycyl. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glyburide
<drug> An oral hypoglycemic agent (a prescription drug that people take to lower the level of glucose in the blood). ... The pills work for some people whose pancreas still makes some insulin. They can help the body in several ways, such as by causing the cells in the pancreas to release more insulin. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

glycaemia
<biochemistry> Glycaemia is a medical term meaning that the blood contains the sugar glucose. ... Origin: Gr. Glykys = sweet, haima = blood ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

glycal
An unsaturated sugar derivative in which the adjacent hydroxyl groups are removed, one of which is that upon the carbon-1 of the aldose (or carbon-2 of the ketose), yielding a CH==CH between these two positions. ... Synonym: glucal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glycan
Synonym for polysaccharide ... <biochemistry> Polymers of (arbitrarily) more than about ten monosaccharide residues linked glycosidically in branched or unbranched chains. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

glycanase
<enzyme> Catalyses hydrolysis of beta-d-glucosido-(1-73)-d-glucuronic acid link in capsular glycan of klebsiella bacteriophage no. 11. ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...