Amino Acids, Basic
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Amino Acids, Basic. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Amino Acids, Basic.
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Terms
Amino Acids, Basic - Amino acids with side chains that are positively charged at physiological pH....
Arginine - An essential amino acid that is physiologically active in the L-form....
Argininosuccinic Acid - This amino acid is formed during the urea cycle from citrulline, aspartate and ATP. This reaction is...
Asparagine - A non-essential amino acid that is involved in the metabolic control of cell functions in nerve and ...
Benzoylarginine Nitroanilide - A chromogenic substrate that permits direct measurement of peptide hydrolase activity, e.g., papain ...
Benzoylarginine-2-Naphthylamide - An enzyme substrate which permits the measurement of peptide hydrolase activity, e.g. trypsin and th...
Eflornithine - An inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase, the rate limiting enzyme of the polyamine biosynthetic path...
Glutamine - A non-essential amino acid present abundantly throughout the body and is involved in many metabolic ...
Hydroxylysine - A hydroxylated derivative of the amino acid LYSINE that is present in certain collagens....
Lysine - An essential amino acid. It is often added to animal feed....
Lysinoalanine - N(6)-(2-Amino-2-carboxyethyl)-L-lysine. An unusual amino acid, not a dipeptide, which has been found...
NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester - A non-selective inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase. It has been used experimentally to induce hypert...
Nitroarginine - An inhibitor of nitric oxide synthetase which has been shown to prevent glutamate toxicity. Nitroarg...
omega-N-Methylarginine - A competitive inhibitor of nitric oxide synthetase....
Ornithine - An amino acid produced in the urea cycle by the splitting off of urea from arginine....
Polylysine - A peptide which is a homopolymer of lysine....
Proglumide - A drug that exerts an inhibitory effect on gastric secretion and reduces gastrointestinal motility. ...
Tosylarginine Methyl Ester - Arginine derivative which is a substrate for many proteolytic enzymes. As a substrate for the estera...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
