| ANDROMEDOTOXIN | • andromedotoxin n. One of the grayanotoxins; grayanotoxin I. • ANDROMEDOTOXIN n. a poisonous substance extracted from plants of the heath family and used in medicine to lower high blood pressure. |
| APOLIPOPROTEIN | • apolipoprotein n. (Biochemistry) Any polypeptide or protein that can serve as an apoprotein by binding with a lipid to… • APOLIPOPROTEIN n. a protein that combines with a lipid to form a lipoprotein. |
| CORTICOTROPHIN | • corticotrophin n. Alternative form of corticotropin. • CORTICOTROPHIN n. a hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland, also CORTICOTROPIN. |
| CYANOCOBALAMIN | • cyanocobalamin n. (Biochemistry) A synthetic form of vitamin B12 (cobalamin). • CYANOCOBALAMIN n. vitamin B12, which has a large and complicated molecule, in one form including a cyanide group, in all forms including a cobalt atom, also CYANOCOBALAMINE. |
| ERYTHROPOIETIN | • erythropoietin n. (Biochemistry) A glycoprotein hormone that functions as a cytokine for erythrocyte precursors in bone marrow. • ERYTHROPOIETIN n. a glycoprotein hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells by stem cells in bone marrow. |
| HAEMAGGLUTININ | • haemagglutinin n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemagglutinin. • HAEMAGGLUTININ n. a virus, antibody or other agent causing haemagglutination, also HEMAGGLUTININ. |
| IMMUNOGLOBULIN | • immunoglobulin n. (Biochemistry, immunology) Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign… • IMMUNOGLOBULIN n. an immune protein. |
| METHAEMOGLOBIN | • methaemoglobin n. Alternative spelling of methemoglobin. • methæmoglobin n. Alternative spelling of methemoglobin. • METHAEMOGLOBIN n. a brown compound of oxygen and haemoglobin formed in the blood by the action of certain drugs. |
| OXYHAEMOGLOBIN | • oxyhaemoglobin n. (Biochemistry) The form of haemoglobin, loosely combined with oxygen, present in arterial and capillary blood. • oxyhæmoglobin n. Alternative spelling of oxyhaemoglobin. • OXYHAEMOGLOBIN n. a loose compound of oxygen and haemoglobin, also OXYHEMOGLOBIN. |
| PHOSPHOCREATIN | • PHOSPHOCREATIN n. a compound of phosphoric acid and creatine found in vertebrate muscle, also PHOSPHOCREATINE. |
| PHOSPHOPROTEIN | • phosphoprotein n. (Biochemistry) any protein containing bound phosphate or complexed with a phospholipid. • PHOSPHOPROTEIN n. any of various proteins, such as casein, that contain combined phosphoric acid. |
| PROTOPORPHYRIN | • protoporphyrin n. (Biochemistry) Any porphyrin that lacks a central metal ion. • PROTOPORPHYRIN n. metal-free porphyrin derived from blood hemin. |
| STREPTOTHRICIN | • streptothricin n. Any of various antimicrobial agents produced by Streptomyces bacteria. • STREPTOTHRICIN n. any of a group of related basic antibiotics produced by a streptomyces and active esp. against bacteria. |
| THROMBOPLASTIN | • thromboplastin n. (Biochemistry) A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |