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A modified form of human β-glucocerebrosidase where the non-reducing ends of the oligosaccharide chains have been terminated with mannose residues.
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(biochemistry) Any hydroperoxidase that reduces an alkyl peroxide to the corresponding alcohol
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(biochemistry) The glucan produced by the enzyme alternansucrase.
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(biochemistry) Any peptide of biological origin.
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(biochemistry) The inactive polypeptide excised from proinsulin during its conversion to insulin, containing 31 amino acid residues and secreted in equimolar amounts to insulin from beta cells.
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(biochemistry) A β-lactamase that hydrolyses carbenicillin
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(biochemistry) A chitinase whose activity is elevated in serum of patients suffering from lipid storage disorders
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(chemistry) monophenol monooxygenase
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(biochemistry) A peptidase present in the musk melon (Cucumis melo).
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(biochemistry) A complex of lipid and cyclopeptide
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(biochemistry) Synonym of glucuronidase
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(biochemistry) Of or pertaining to dipeptides
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(biochemistry) Two proline units in a peptide
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(biochemistry) An oligopeptide composed of twenty amino acid monomers
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(dated, biochemistry) A mixture of enzymes, extracted from bitter almonds, once used to hydrolyze glucosides.
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(biochemistry) Any oxidoreductase that requires FAD (flavin adenine dinucleotide) as a prosthetic group that functions in electron transfers
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(biochemistry) Any glycohydrolase that hydrolyses a galactoside
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(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of glucose
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(biochemistry) A microarray of carbohydrates or glycosides.
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(biochemistry) A protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates.
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(biochemistry) Any of various specialized peroxisomes found in plants (particularly in the fat-storage tissues of germinating seeds) and also in filamentous fungi, serving to break down fatty acids and provide enzymes to produce intermediates for the synthesis of sugars by gluconeogenesis.
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(biochemistry) The enzyme venombin A.
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(biochemistry) Six proline units in a peptide
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(biochemistry) A dehydrogenated peptide in which the -CO-NH-CHR-CO₂- groups are replaced by -CO-N=CR-CO₂-
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(biochemistry) Synonym of fructokinase
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(biochemistry) To react lactose with a peptide or protein
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(biochemistry) A protein found in tissues affected with amyloid degeneration. It is insoluble in nearly all reagents, is not acted upon by gastric juice, and is not readily subject to putrefaction.
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(biochemistry) Any phosphoglycan associated with a lipopeptide
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A lipopeptide derived from a tripeptide
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(biochemistry) A high-molecular weight form (that is, a macroenzyme form) of amylase that is bound as a complex to a globulin and is therefore not excreted in the urine.
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(biochemistry) A relatively large glycopeptide (that is smaller than a glycoprotein)
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An enzyme found in mustard plants, which hydrolyzes sinigrin.
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(biochemistry) Any of several defense-related enzymes, in plants such as mustard, that hydrolyze glycosides, thus releasing potentially toxic substances.
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(biochemistry) Five consecutive histidine amino-acids in a peptide or protein; the equivalent repeats in a nucleic acid or gene
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A complex formed from a peptide
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(biochemistry) a chain of amino acids, linked by peptide bonds, that forms the 'backbone' of proteins
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(biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.
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(biochemistry) A region of a polypeptide or protein containing proline residues
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(genetics) A lectin gene associated with the binding of rhamnose
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(biochemistry) Synonym of invertase
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(biochemistry) A self-assembling peptide
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(biochemistry) Any of a family of sulfoglycolipids found in mammalian testes
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(biochemistry) Any of a family of cell surface proteins that bind sialic acid
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(biochemistry) A dehydrogenase, present in oil-bearing seeds, that binds sterols
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(biochemistry) an amino acid sequence, (normally at one or more ends), that have a function in building or conforming a protein and are proteolytically removed at maturity
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A tetrameric depsipeptide
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(biochemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from a tripeptide.
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(biochemistry) An enzyme found in plants and bacteria, but not in animals, which catalyses the final step in the biosynthesis of tryptophan.
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(biochemistry) A protease that hydrolyses versican
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Any lactonase that is active against xylonolactones
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(biology, archaic) The amorphous amylaceous matter contained in the vertebrate and invertebrate foetal tissues.
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