Index
981
Amidophosphoribosyltransferase
reaction, 625
Amiloride, 222
Amine oxidases, 895
Amino, 523
Amino acid, 502
absorption of, 215
acid-base properties, 27
basic, 23
branched-chain, 340, 352
classification, 17
composition, 42
D and L designations, 17
D- form, 26
drugs, 26
electrolyte properties, 27
essential, 331
metabolism, 345
neutral, 24
nonessential, 225, 331
sequence determination, 43
sulfur containing, 353, 363
transport into cells, 333
transport, 215
transport of neutral, 333
unusual, 26
Amino acid balance
maintenance, 275
Amino acid decarboxylases, 338
Amino acid metabolism
role of specific tissues, 338
Amino acid oxidase, 335
D-form, 336
L-form, 335, 336
D-amino acids
passive diffusion, 216
L-amino acids, 216
Amino fats, 510
Amino sugars, 141
Aminoacyl (A) site (tRNA binding site),
576, 577
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, 574
Aminoacylated (charged) tRNA, 574
p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), 93, 215
Aminobutyrate, 240
y-aminobutyrate (GABA), 23
y-aminobutyric acid (GABA), 26, 378
Aminoglutéthimide, 707
Aminoglycinuria, 216
Aminoglycoside-induced deafness,
270
Aminoglycosides, 222,465
5-aminolevulinic Acid
formation, 684
1 -aminonaphthalene-
8
-sulfonate, 25
8
/?-aminopropionitrile, 590
8
-aminoquinoline derivatives, 302
Aminotransferases, 125, 337
Ammonia (NH3), 4, 145, 202, 207, 213,
278, 339, 340
fixing of, 509
reactions, 509
release, 509
toxicity, 509
Ammonium ion (NH
4
), 145
Ammonotelic organisms, 340
Amobarbitol, 253
AMP deaminase reactions, 339
Amphibolic aspects of the TCA
cycle, 244
Amphipathic compounds, 3
Ampulla of vater, 127, 425
5'-AMP aminohydrolase, 898
Amygdalin, 100
Amylase, 127, 198, 202
ct-amylase, 211, 229
starch vs. glucose,
8 6
Amylnitrite, 101
Amyloid /3-protein, 61
/
1
-amyloid precursor protein, 61
Amyloidogenic rich, /3-structure
proteins, 64
Amyloidosis, 56, 60, 952
Amylopectin, 147, 208
Amylopectin-iodine complex, 147
Amylose, 147, 208
Amylose-iodine complex, 147
color vs. amylopectin-iodine
complex, 147
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), 23,
26, 609
Anabolism, 77, 332
Anaerobic glycolysis, 235, 283
Anaerobic metabolism, 282
Analbuminemia, 951
Anaphylatoxin inactivator, 830
Anaphylaxis, 205
Anaplerosis, 471
Anaplerotic reactions, 235, 245
Anaplerotic sequence, 241
Androgen antagonists, 790
Androgen-binding protein, 782
Androgens, 702, 711
A
4
-androstenedione, 750
Anemia, 214
Anemia of chronic disease, 656
Aneurin, 914
Angelman syndrome, 606
Angioplasty, 820
Angiotensin II, 290, 291, 702, 753
Angiotensin II/III, 714
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)
inhibitors, 514, 756
Animal proteins, 214
Anion exchange chromatography, 959
Anion gap, 936
Anion translocators, 264
Anisotropic, 258
Anisotropic ATP synthase, 258
Ankyrin, 164
Ann Arbor, St. Louis, Koln, and
Shepherd’s Bush, 667
Anomeric carbon, 136
Anorexia, 340
Anorexia nervosa, 78
Antagonist, 104
Anterior pituitary function
neural regulation, 745
a - 2
antiplasmin, 846
a
1
-antitrypsin deficiency, 581
Anti-oncogenes
tumor- (growth) suppressor genes, 612
Antiapoptosis protein, 611
Antibiotic-induced vitamin K
deficiency, 871
Antibiotics, 584
Antibody diversity and immunoglobulin
genes, 824
Antibody-dependent cell-mediated
cytotoxicity, 811
Anticholinergic agents, 197, 205
Anticoagulant proteins C and S, 23
Anticoagulant subsystem, 845, 858
factors Va and Villa, 857
Anticodons, 564
Anticonvulsant, 26
Antidiabetic agents
thiozolidinedione class, 515
Antidiuretic, 702
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH), 733
Antidiuretic hormone (Vasopressin),
2, 733
Antiendomysial antibodies, 219
Antifreeze glycoprotein, 155
Antigen presenting proteins, 808
Antigen-antibody reactions, 818
Antigliadin, 219
Antihemophilic factor B, 843
Antihemophilic factor (AHF), 843
Antihemophilic globulin (AHG), 843
Antimycin, 270
Antimycin A, 254, 255, 271
Antineoplastic agents, 483
Antioncogenes, 612
Antioxidant, 26
Antiparallel /3-pleated sheets, 55
Antitermination, 568
Antithrombin, 184, 845, 859, 867
Antithrombin III, 858
Anti thrombolytic therapy, 126
a!-antitrypsin, 103
a
1
-antitrypsin deficiency, 581
a
1
-antitrypsin family, 184
a
1
-antitrypsin genes, 229
