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Matched Description: … Hydroquinone, also benzene-1,4-diol, is an aromatic organic compound which is a type of phenol ... benzene ring in a para position. Hydroquinone is a white granular solid at room temperature and ... . Hydroquinone has a variety of uses principally associated with its action as a reducing agent which is …

Matched Description: … L-Rhamnulose is a breakdown product of L-rhamnose, which is ubiquitous and particularly abundant in ... some plants, such as buckthorn. Rhamnose is also one of the sugars regularly used to conduct the ... dual sugar permeability test. Rhamnose is fermented by some colonic bacteria into L-rhamnulose. Three …

Matched Description: … 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-glucarate is a member of the chemical class known as Hexoses. These are ... monosaccharides in which the sugar unit is a hexose. It is a substrate for 2-dehydro-3-deoxyglucarate ... aldolase (EC 4.1.2.20) which is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-glucarate = pyruvate + tartronate semialdehyde …

Matched Description: … 2-hydroxymalonate is a member of the chemical class known as Sugar Acids and Derivatives. These are ... compounds containing a saccharide unit which bears a carboxylic acid group. 2-hydroxymalonate is ... reductase is the observation that the coding region for this protein is directly preceded by genes …

Matched Description: … S-carboxymethyl-D-cysteine is a member of the chemical class known as Alpha Amino Acids and ... Derivatives. These are amino acids in which the amino group is attached to the carbon atom immediately ... adjacent to the carboxylate group (alpha carbon). S-carboxymethyl-D-cysteine is a product of the …

Matched Description: … Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, is a chemical compound with the formula N2O. It is ... an oxide of nitrogen. At room temperature, it is a colorless, non-flammable gas, with a slightly ... sweet odor and taste. N2O is produced naturally by microorganisms in soil through various types of …

Matched Description: … Succinate-semialdehyde-thiamine pyrophosphate is a thiamine derivative. The first intermediate ... (SHCHC) in the menaquinone biosynthetic pathway, requires two reactions. The first is the ... succinic semialdehyde-thiamine PPi (TPP) anion, and the second is the addition of the succinic …

Matched Description: … The chloride ion is formed when the element chlorine picks up one electron to form an anion ... (negatively-charged ion) Cl. Chloride is an important anion in all living systems (being part of NaCl and …

Matched Description: … 2-c-methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate is a member of the chemical class known as Tetroses. These are ... tetrasaccharides whose saccharide units are all hexoses. 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate is ... demonstrate that the lytB gene is involved in the trunk line of the MEP pathway. (PMID 11418107) The first …

Matched Description: … 3-(all-trans-triprenyl)benzene-1,2-diol is involved in the ubiquinone biosynthetic pathway. It is a …

Matched Description: … Glycerophosphoserine is a phosphodiester. Glycerophosphoserine is a source of phosphate and ... latter is then transported into the cell by the GlpT transporter. Periplasmic GDP is specific for ... cytoplasmic GDP, an enzyme encoded by the ugpQ gene. The Ugp system is induced when the cells are …

Matched Description: … Azelaic acid (AZA) is a naturally occurring saturated nine-carbon dicarboxylic acid (COOH (CH2)7 ... antityrosinase activity, is inexpensive, and more soluble to be incorporated into a base cream than other ... dicarboxylic acids. Azelaic acid is another option for the topical treatment of mild to moderate …

Matched Description: … Rhamnose (Rham) is a naturally occurring deoxy sugar. It can be classified as either a methyl ... ). This is unusual, since most of the naturally occurring sugars are in D-form. Rhamnose is commonly ... bound to other sugars in nature. It is a common glycone component of glycosides from many plants …

Matched Description: … D-Galactose is an aldohexose that occurs naturally in the D-form in lactose, cerebrosides ... , gangliosides, and mucoproteins. D-Galactose is an energy-providing nutrient and also a necessary basic ... -Galactose metabolite accumulation. The main source of D-Galactose is lactose in the milk of mammals, but it …

Matched Description: … 2-keto-3-deoxy-D-gluconic acid is a member of the chemical class known as Hexoses. These are ... monosaccharides in which the sugar unit is a hexose. KDG, an actual inducer of pectinolysis, releases the ... repressor from the operator complexes, whereas galacturonate, which is the precursor of the actual …

Matched Description: … D-galactosamine 6-phosphate is a member of the chemical class known as Hexoses. These are ... monosaccharides in which the sugar unit is a hexose. D-Galactosamine 6-phosphate is a metabolite in amino ... sugar catabolism. The GlcNAc6P deacetylase is an enzyme of the amino sugar catabolic pathway that …

Matched Description: … Beta-D-ribofuranose is the cyclic form of D-ribose. Ribose, primarily occurring as D-ribose, is an ... organic compound that occurs widely in nature. It is an aldopentose, a monosaccharide containing ... , ribose exists in the cyclic form. It comprises the backbone of RNA, a biopolymer that is the basis of …

Matched Description: … Fructoselysine-6-phosphate is a member of the chemical class known as Alpha Amino Acids and ... Derivatives. These are amino acids in which the amino group is attached to the carbon atom immediately ... adjacent to the carboxylate group (alpha carbon).Fructoselysine-6-phosphate is invovled in …

Matched Description: … L-alanine-D-glutamate is a dipeptide. These are compounds containing an amide derived from two or ... carbonyl carbon of one to the nitrogen atom of another. It is a dipeptide that is a component of ... the bacterial cell wall. It is a substrate of Alanyl-glutamate epimerase which catalyzes the …

Matched Description: … Reduced riboflavin is a member of the chemical class known as Quinoxalines. These are compounds ... ring structure. Riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2, is the central component of the cofactors ... FAD and FMN, and is therefore required by all flavoproteins. As such, vitamin B2 is required for a …

Matched Description: … Ethanesulfonate is a member of the chemical class known as Depsipeptides. These are natural or ... -hydroxy acids), commonly but not necessarily regularly alternating. It is also called Coenzyme M ... . Coenzyme M is a coenzyme required for methyl-transfer reactions in the metabolism of methanogens …

Matched Description: … Deoxycholic acid is a bile acid formed by bacterial action from cholate. It is usually conjugated ... absorption, is reabsorbed itself, and is used as a choleretic and detergent. Bile acids are steroid acids ... found predominantly in bile of mammals. The distinction between different bile acids is minute …

Matched Description: … Salicylic acid is a colorless, crystalline organic carboxylic acid. Salicylic acid is toxic if ... ingested in large quantities, but in small quantities is used as a food preservative and antiseptic in ... toothpaste. It is also the key additive in many skin-care products for the treatment of acne …

Matched Description: … 2-(3,4-dihydroxybenzoyloxy)-4,6-dihydroxybenzoate is an intermediate in the degradation of ... quercetin by E. coli. Quercetin is a flavonoid widely distributed in many plants and fruits including red ... , including raspberries and cranberries. In E. coli it is metabolized by Quercetin 2,3-dioxygenase …

Matched Description: … N1-acetylspermidine is a member of the chemical class known as Secondary Carboxylic Acid Amides ... structure RC(=O)N(R')H (R,R'=alkyl, aryl). Acetylspermidine is an osmoprotectant. Heat shock, cold ... . This compound is generated by Spermidine acetyltransferase (SAT) which is a tetramer of 4 identical …