18 relations: Alpha-amylase, Amino acid, Blood–brain barrier, Capillary, CD98, Gene, Heterodimeric amino-acid transporter, Isoleucine, Leucine, Membrane transport protein, Protein, Protein–protein interaction, SLC7A5, SLC7A7, Solute carrier family, Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Valine.
Alpha-amylase
α-Amylase is a protein enzyme that hydrolyses alpha bonds of large, alpha-linked polysaccharides, such as starch and glycogen, yielding glucose and maltose.
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Amino acid
Amino acids are organic compounds containing amine (-NH2) and carboxyl (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.
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Blood–brain barrier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a highly selective semipermeable membrane barrier that separates the circulating blood from the brain and extracellular fluid in the central nervous system (CNS).
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Capillary
A capillary is a small blood vessel from 5 to 10 micrometres (µm) in diameter, and having a wall one endothelial cell thick.
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CD98
CD98 is a glycoprotein that is a heterodimer composed of SLC3A2 and SLC7A5 that forms the large neutral amino acid transporter (LAT1).
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Gene
In biology, a gene is a sequence of DNA or RNA that codes for a molecule that has a function.
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Heterodimeric amino-acid transporter
Heterodimeric amino-acid transporters are a family of transport proteins that facilitate the transport of certain amino acids across cell membranes.
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Isoleucine
Isoleucine (symbol Ile or I) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.
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Leucine
Leucine (symbol Leu or L) is an essential amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.
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Membrane transport protein
A membrane transport protein (or simply transporter) is a membrane protein involved in the movement of ions, small molecules, or macromolecules, such as another protein, across a biological membrane.
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Protein
Proteins are large biomolecules, or macromolecules, consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues.
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Protein–protein interaction
Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) are the physical contacts of high specificity established between two or more protein molecules as a result of biochemical events steered by electrostatic forces including the hydrophobic effect.
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SLC7A5
Solute carrier family 7 member 5 also known as large neutral amino acids transporter small subunit 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC7A5 gene.
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SLC7A7
Y+L amino acid transporter 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC7A7 gene.
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Solute carrier family
The solute carrier (SLC) group of membrane transport proteins include over 400 members organized into 65 families.
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Tryptophan
Tryptophan (symbol Trp or W) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.
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Tyrosine
Tyrosine (symbol Tyr or Y) or 4-hydroxyphenylalanine is one of the 20 standard amino acids that are used by cells to synthesize proteins.
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Valine
Valine (symbol Val or V) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.
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4F2, 4F2 cell-surface antigen heavy chain, 4F2HC, 4F2hc, 4T2HC, 4f2hc, CD98HC, Cd98hc, MDU1, NACAE, SLC3A2 (gene).