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Matched Description: … S-Ribosyl-L-homocysteine 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). AI-2 is spontaneously derived from 4,5-dihydroxy-2,3 …

Matched Description: … N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine (N-acetlyglucosamine, GlcNAc) is a monosaccharide derivative of glucose ... . Chemically it is an amide between glucosamine and acetic acid. It is part of peptidoglycan, a ... ), cross-linked with oligopeptides at the lactic acid residue of MurNAc. It is a key component of …

Matched Description: … Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic and flammable gas. Because it is heavier than air it tends to ... deadens the sense of smell, so potential victims may be unaware of its presence until it is too late. H2S ... , especially at high temperatures. Hydrogen sulfide is a covalent hydride chemically related to water …

Matched Description: … Beta-D-Glucose 6 phosphate (b-G6P) is the beta-anomer of glucose-6-phosphate. There are two anomers ... -phosphate is glucose sugar phosphorylated on carbon 6. It is a very common metabolite in cells as the vast ... the immediate phosphorylation of glucose is to prevent diffusion out of the cell. The …

Matched Description: … 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 wide variety of ... cellular processes. Like the other B vitamins, it plays a key role in energy metabolism, and is required …

Matched Description: … Thymine is a nucleobase that is also known as 5-methyluracil. As the name suggests, thymine may be ... derived by methylation of uracil at the 5th carbon. In RNA, thymine is replaced with uracil. In DNA ... structures. Thymine combined with deoxyribose creates the nucleoside deoxythymidine, when it is combined …

Matched Description: … Gluconic acid occurs naturally in fruit, honey and wine and is used as a food additive, an acidity ... regulator. It is also used in cleaning products where it helps cleaning up mineral deposits. It is a ... , aluminium, copper, and other heavy metals. Glucono delta lactone is a cyclic ester of D-gluconic acid. …

Matched Description: … D-xylulose is a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms. D-xylulose is converted from xylitol ... , D-xylulose (as well as D-arabinose or D-ribulose) is a precursor of the pentiol D-arabitol, since ... pentitols are present in all living organisms, knowledge concerning their metabolism is limited …

Matched Description: … 5-Methylcytosine is a methylated form of cytosine in which a methyl group is attached to carbon 5 ... , altering its structure without altering its base-pairing properties. 5-Methylcytosine is an ... among species. In bacteria, 5-methylcytosine can be found at a variety of sites, and is often used as …

Matched Description: … 6,7-Dimethyl-8-(1-D-ribityl)lumazine is an intermediate in riboflavin metabolism. 6,7-Dimethyl-8-(1 ... -D-ribityl)lumazine is the second to last step in the synthesis of ribitol and is converted from 4 ... -(1-D-ribitylamino)-5-amino-2,6-dihydroxypyrimidine via the enzyme riboflavin synthase beta chain. It is then …

Matched Description: … (S)-2-Acetolactate is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of valine, leucine and isoleucine (KEGG ... ID C06010 ). It is the sixth to last step in the synthesis of protein and is converted from 2-hydroxy ... -3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate via the enzyme acetolactate synthase [EC:2.2.1.6]. It is then converted to …

Matched Description: … 4-amino-2-methyl-5-phosphomethylpyrimidine is a member of the chemical class known as Pyrimidines ... and Pyrimidine Derivatives. These are compounds containing a pyrimidne ring, which is a six-member ... . Tomato LeTHIC is an Fe-requiring HMP-P synthase involved in thiamine synthesis and regulated by …

Matched Description: … Shikimate 3-phosphate is a member of the chemical class known as Organophosphate Esters. These are ... organic compounds containing phosphoric acid ester functional group. Shikimate 3-phosphate is ... synthase (EPSP synthase) has received attention in the past because it is the target of the broad …

Matched Description: … 2-deoxyglucose-6-phosphate is a sugar phosphate. It is a substrate for 2-deoxyglucose-6 ... -phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.68) which is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction 2-deoxy-D-glucose 6 ... -phosphatase or YniC is a sugar phosphatase belonging to the superfamily of haloacid dehalogenase (HAD)-like hydrolases. …

Matched Description: … 2,3-dihydroxybenzoylserine is a member of the chemical class known as Catechols. These are ... compounds containing a 1,2-benzenediol moeity. 2,3-dihydroxybenzoylserine is invovled in Enterobactin ... degradation. It is a product of the enzyme 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate-serine ligase (EC 6.3.2.14) is an enzyme …

Matched Description: … Calcium is a chemical element with symbol Ca and atomic number 20. Calcium is the fifth-most ... sulfate. Calcium is essential for living organisms, in particular in cell physiology, where movement of ... in E. coli. It is also found in many types of E. coli growth media. (EcoCyc) …

Matched Description: … Dimethyl sulfoxide is a highly polar organic liquid, that is used widely as a chemical solvent ... . Because of its ability to penetrate biological membranes, it is used as a vehicle for topical ... application of pharmaceuticals. It is also used to protect tissue during cryopreservation. Because of its high boiling point (189 …

Matched Description: … Crotonobetaine is a member of the chemical class known as Quaternary Ammonium Salts. These are ... an aryl groupCrotonobetaine is invovled in Carnitine metabolism, and ABC transporters ... . Crotonobetaine is involved in carnitine metabolism. Carnitine dehydratase from Escherichia coli O44 K74 is an …

Matched Description: … ) is the saturated fatty acid with an 18 carbon chain and has the IUPAC name octadecanoic acid. It ... is a waxy solid, and its chemical formula is CH3(CH2)16CO2H. Its name comes from the Greek word στέαρ ... is one of the most common saturated fatty acids found in nature following palmitic acid. (WikiPedia) …

Matched Description: … Deoxycytidine triphosphate (dCTP) is a cytidine nucleotide triphosphate that is used whenever DNA ... is synthesized by DNA polymerase. During DNA synthesis dCTP has the PPi (pyrophosphate) cleaved off ... and the dCMP is incorporated into the DNA strand at the 3' end. …

Matched Description: … Menaquinol 6 is a polyprenylhydroquinone having a hexaprenyl moiety at position 2 and a methyl ... group at position 3. It is a substrate for Dimethyl sulfoxide reductase (dmsA). This enzyme catalyzes ... E.coli to grow anaerobically on DMSO as respiratory oxidant. Menaquinol 6 is generated by …

Matched Description: … D-sedoheptulose 7-phosphate is a member of the chemical class known as Heptoses. These are ... monosaccharides in which the sugar unit is an heptose. D-sedoheptulose 7-phosphate is invovled in ... . Sedoheptulose 7-phosphate is an intermediate in the pentose phosphate pathway. It is formed by transketolase and acted upon by transaldolase. …

Matched Description: … 2-(9Z,12Z-octadecadienoyl)-1-(1Z-hexadecenyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphate is an intermediate of ether ... lipid metabolism. Ether lipids are lipids in which one or more of the carbon atoms on glycerol is ... -octadecadienoyl)-1-(1Z-hexadecenyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphate is irreversibly produced from 2-(9Z,12Z …

Matched Description: … Uridine 2',3'-cyclic phosphate is a cyclic nucleotide. A cyclic nucleotide is any nucleotide in ... which the phosphate group is bonded to two of the sugar's hydroxyl groups, forming a cyclical or ring ... . Uridine 2',3'-cyclic phosphate is a substrate for the enzyme 2',3'-cyclic nucleotide-3'-phosphodiesterase …

Matched Description: … D-methionine 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).Although L-methionine is a potent inhibitor of D-methionine uptake, D …