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carbonate — 1. A salt of carbonic acid. 2. The ion CO32−. c. dehydratase SYN: carbonic anhydrase. c. hydro lyase SYN: carbonic anhydrase. * * * car·bon·ate kär bə .nāt, nət n a salt or ester of carbonic acid car·bon·ate .nāt … Medical dictionary
List of EC numbers (EC 4) — This list contains a list of EC numbers for the fourth group, EC 4, lyases, placed in numerical order as determined by the Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.EC 4.1: Carbon Carbon LyasesEC… … Wikipedia
inhibitor — 1. An agent that restrains or retards physiologic, chemical, or enzymatic action. 2. A nerve, stimulation of which represses activity. SEE ALSO: inhibition. α glucosidase i. an oral agent that aids in th … Medical dictionary
anhydrase — An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of water from a compound; most such enzymes are now known as hydrases, hydro lyases, or dehydratases. carbonic a. a zinc containing enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of CO2 with HCO3− and H+. There are … Medical dictionary
carbonic acid — H2CO3, formed from H2O and CO2. * * * carbonic acid n a weak dibasic acid H2CO3 known only in solution that reacts with bases to form carbonates * * * car·bon·ic ac·id (kahr bonґik) the chemical species H2CO3, which exists in chemical equilibrium … Medical dictionary
shift — SYN: change. SEE ALSO: deviation. antigenic s. mutation, i.e., sudden change in molecular structure of RNA/DNA in microorganisms, especially viruses, which produces new strains; hosts previously exposed to other strains have little or no acquired … Medical dictionary
NUBP2 — Nucleotide binding protein 2 Crystal structure of nucleotide binding protein AF2382 from Archaeoglobus fulgidus … Wikipedia
carbonic anhydrase — carbonic an·hy·drase an hī .drās, .drāz n a zinc containing enzyme that occurs in living tissues (as red blood cells) and aids carbon dioxide transport from the tissues and its release from the blood in the lungs by catalyzing the reversible… … Medical dictionary
carbonic anhydrase inhibitor — any of a group of agents that inhibit activity of carbonic anhydrase (carbonate dehydratase). In the kidney this decreases hydrogen ion concentration in the renal tubule, resulting in increased excretion of bicarbonate, sodium, potassium, and… … Medical dictionary
Lead poisoning — Classification and external resources An X ray demonstrating the characteristic finding of lead poisoning, dense metaphyseal lines. ICD 10 T … Wikipedia
