- phenylthiocarbamoyl
- See p. peptide.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Protein — A large molecule composed of one or more chains of amino acids in a specific order determined by the base sequence of nucleotides in the DNA coding for the protein. Proteins are required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body s… … Medical dictionary
Edman degradation — Edman degradation, developed by Pehr Edman, is a method of sequencing amino acids in a peptide. [Edman, P. Acta Chem. Scand. 1950, 4 , 283.] In this method, the amino terminal residue is labeled and cleaved from the peptide without disrupting the … Wikipedia
peptide — A compound of two or more amino acid s in which a carboxyl group of one is united with an amino group of another, with the elimination of a molecule of water, thus forming a p. bond, –CO–NH–; i.e., a substituted amide. Cf.:eupeptide bond … Medical dictionary
phenylthiohydantoin — The compound formed from an amino acid in the Edman method of protein degradation, in which phenylisothiocyanate reacts with the amino moiety of the N terminal amino acid to form a phenylthiocarbamoyl … Medical dictionary
PTC — Abbreviation for plasma thromboplastin component; phenylthiocarbamoyl. * * * papillary thyroid carcinoma; percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography; phase transfer catalyst; phenothiocarbazine; phenylthiocarbamide; phenylthiocarba moyl; plasma… … Medical dictionary