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Matched Description: … CMP or Cytidine monophosphate, also known as 5'-cytidylic acid or simply cytidylate is a nucleotide ... that is used as a monomer in RNA. It is an ester of phosphoric acid with the nucleoside cytidine ... . CMP consists of a phosphate group, a pentose sugar ribose and the nucleobase cytosine; hence it is a …

Matched Description: … D-4'-Phosphopantothenate is a product of the phosphorylatation of Pantothenate by Pantothenate ... kinase. It is an intermediate in coenzyme A (CoA) biosynthesis pathway. Coenzyme A is a cofactor of ... ubiquitous occurrence in plants, bacteria, and animals. It is needed in a large number of enzymatic …

Matched Description: … Putrescine is a polyamine. Putrescine is related to cadaverine (another polyamine). Both are ... -adenosyl methionine and converts it to spermine. Putrescine is synthesized in small quantities by ... healthy living cells by the action of ornithine decarboxylase. The polyamines, of which putrescine is …

Matched Description: … Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) is the active form of vitamin B6 serving as a coenzyme for reactions ... involving transamination, deamination, and decarboxylation. PLP also is necessary for the enzymatic ... , pyridoxal phosphate is transiently converted into pyridoxamine phosphate (pyridoxamine). -- It is the …

Matched Description: … Phenethylamine is an aromatic amine, which is a colorless liquid at room temperature. It is also ... known as 2-phenylethylamine, and is an alkaloid and monoamine. Phenethylamine also has a …

Matched Description: … A triphosphate is a salt or ester containing three phosphate groups. It is the ionic form of ... triphosphoric acid, a condensed form of phosphoric acid. Triphosphate is an intermediate in the ... AMP) is the central route of generating energy in cells. …

Matched Description: … N-Succinyl-L,L-2,6-diaminopimelate is an intermediate in lysine biosynthesis. It is the third to ... last step in the synthesis of lysine and is converted from N-Succinyl-2-amino-6-ketopimelate via the ... enzyme succinyldiaminopimelate transferase (EC 2.6.1.17). It is then converted to L,L-diaminopimelate …

Matched Description: … Allantoin is a chemical compound with formula C4H6N4O3. It is also called 5-ureidohydantoin ... , glyoxyldiureide, and 5-ureidohydantoin. It is a product of oxidation of uric acid. It is a diureide of …

Matched Description: … 5-methylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine is a member of the chemical class known as Pyrimidine Nucleosides ... -methylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine is invovled in Selenouridine biosynthesis (tRNA). The selenium-modified ... nucleoside is 5-methyl-aminomethyl-2-selenouridine (mnm5Se2U), which is the chemical analog of 5 …

Matched Description: … 6-carboxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin 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).6-carboxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin is catalyzed …

Matched Description: … Menaquinol 8 is a polyprenylhydroquinone having a an octaprenyl moiety at position 2 and a methyl ... group at position 3. It is a substrate for Dimethyl sulfoxide reductase (dmsA). This enzyme ... allows E.coli to grow anaerobically on DMSO as respiratory oxidant. Menaquinol 8 is generated by …

Matched Description: … Tetrahydromonapterin is a member of the chemical class known as Biopterins and Derivatives. These ... are coenzymes containing a 2-amino-pteridine-4-one derivative. Tetrahydromonapterin is a major pterin ... in Escherichia coli and is hypothesized to be the cofactor for phenylalanine hydroxylase (PhhA) in …

Matched Description: … Ferrioxamine is catalyzed by fhuF. The phenotype of fhuF mutants and the structural features of the ... FhuF protein suggest that FhuF is involved in the reduction of ferric iron in cytoplasmic ... FhuD2 is involved in the transport of iron(III) in complex with ferrichrome, ferrioxamine B …

Matched Description: … Methyl-beta-D-galactoside is a member of the chemical class known as Hexoses. These are ... monosaccharides in which the sugar unit is a hexose. Methyl galactoside is involved in the metabolism of 2 ... -deoxygalactose. By using appropriate mutants it was shown that 2-deoxygalactose is a much better …

Matched Description: … Diacetyl is a natural by-product of secondary or malolactic fermentation. It is also a product of ... butanoate metabolism. It is a vicinal diketone (two C=O groups, side-by-side) with the molecular ... two or three days after fermentation is complete, to allow the yeast to absorb the diacetyl it …

Matched Description: … Meso-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate 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). This particular compound is at a branch point in …

Matched Description: … Geranyl diphosphate is the precursor of monoterpenes, a large family of natural occurring C10 ... compounds predominately found in plants and animals. Geranyl diphosphate is regarded as a key ... intermediate in the steroid, isoprene and terpene biosynthesis pathways and is used by organisms in the …

Matched Description: … 5-Enolpyruvyl-shikimate 3-phosphate is a member of the chemical class known as Organophosphate ... pathway enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) is the target of the broad spectrum ... herbicide glyphosate. (PMID 19211556) 5-Enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase (AroA) is a …

Matched Description: … Ubiquinone-10 is a member of the chemical class known as Polyprenylbenzoquinones. These are ... (Ubiquinone-8) and in humans it normally has 10. Ubiquinone-10 is an extended version of Ubiquinone 8 that ... . Ubiquionone is involved in cellular respiration. It is fat-soluble and is therefore mobile in cellular …

Matched Description: … Ubiquinone-7 is a member of the chemical class known as Polyprenylbenzoquinones. These are ... (Ubiquinone-8) and in humans it normally has 10. Ubiquinone-7 is a “failed” or incomplete version of ... polyprenyltransferase. Ubiquionone is involved in cellular respiration. It is fat-soluble and is therefore mobile …

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 the ... cytoplasmic GDP, an enzyme encoded by the ugpQ gene. The Ugp system is induced when the cells are starved …

Matched Description: … 2-Keto-L-gluconate is a derivative of gluconic acid, which 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 strong chelating agent, especially in alkaline …

Matched Description: … 4-hydroxy-L-threonine 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).4-hydroxyl-L-threonine is involved in pyridoxine …

Matched Description: … Glutathionylspermidine 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). Glutathionylspermidine (Gsp) is a metabolite common to …

Matched Description: … dATP is a special carrier of energy and is the molecule adenosine triphosphate, or ATP. The ATP ... molecule is composed of three components. At the centre is a sugar molecule, [[ribose] (the same sugar ... that forms the basis of DNA). Attached to one side of this is a base (a group consisting of linked …