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46 relations: Acetic acid, Amino acid, Antibiotic, Antimetabolite, Antioxidant, Aroma compound, Aspartic acid, Biochemistry, Biological pigment, Chemical compound, Chemical reaction, Cofactor (biochemistry), Dactinomycin, Drug discovery, Drug metabolism, Ecology, Enzyme, Erythorbic acid, Ethanol, Ethylene, Fructose, Glucose, Glutamic acid, Glycerol, Industrial microbiology, Lactic acid, Medication, Metabolic control analysis, Metabolic pathway, Metabolism, Metabolome, Metabolomics, Nucleotide, Organic acid, Pheromone, Pigment, Polyol, Primary metabolite, Riboflavin, Secondary metabolite, Side effect, Small molecule, Sugar, Tryptophan, Vitamin, Volatile organic compound.
Acetic acid
Acetic acid, systematically named ethanoic acid, is an acidic, colourless liquid and organic compound with the chemical formula (also written as,, or). Vinegar is at least 4% acetic acid by volume, making acetic acid the main component of vinegar apart from water.
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Amino acid
Amino acids are organic compounds that contain both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups.
Antibiotic
An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria.
Antimetabolite
An antimetabolite is a chemical that inhibits the use of a metabolite, which is another chemical that is part of normal metabolism.
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Antioxidant
Antioxidants are compounds that inhibit oxidation (usually occurring as autoxidation), a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals.
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Aroma compound
An aroma compound, also known as an odorant, aroma, fragrance or flavoring, is a chemical compound that has a smell or odor.
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Aspartic acid
Aspartic acid (symbol Asp or D; the ionic form is known as aspartate), is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.
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Biochemistry
Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms.
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Biological pigment
Biological pigments, also known simply as pigments or biochromes, are substances produced by living organisms that have a color resulting from selective color absorption.
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Chemical compound
A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held together by chemical bonds.
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Chemical reaction
A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another.
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Cofactor (biochemistry)
A cofactor is a non-protein chemical compound or metallic ion that is required for an enzyme's role as a catalyst (a catalyst is a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction).
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Dactinomycin
Dactinomycin, also known as actinomycin D, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of types of cancer.
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Drug discovery
In the fields of medicine, biotechnology and pharmacology, drug discovery is the process by which new candidate medications are discovered.
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Drug metabolism
Drug metabolism is the metabolic breakdown of drugs by living organisms, usually through specialized enzymatic systems. Metabolite and drug metabolism are metabolism.
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Ecology
Ecology is the natural science of the relationships among living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment.
Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. Metabolite and Enzyme are metabolism.
Erythorbic acid
Erythorbic acid (isoascorbic acid, D-araboascorbic acid) is a stereoisomer of ascorbic acid (vitamin C).
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Ethanol
Ethanol (also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic compound with the chemical formula.
Ethylene
Ethylene (IUPAC name: ethene) is a hydrocarbon which has the formula or.
Fructose
Fructose, or fruit sugar, is a ketonic simple sugar found in many plants, where it is often bonded to glucose to form the disaccharide sucrose.
Glucose
Glucose is a sugar with the molecular formula.
Glutamic acid
Glutamic acid (symbol Glu or E; the anionic form is known as glutamate) is an α-amino acid that is used by almost all living beings in the biosynthesis of proteins.
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Glycerol
Glycerol, also called glycerine or glycerin, is a simple triol compound.
Industrial microbiology
Industrial microbiology is a branch of biotechnology that applies microbial sciences to create industrial products in mass quantities, often using microbial cell factories.
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Lactic acid
Lactic acid is an organic acid.
See Metabolite and Lactic acid
Medication
A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.
Metabolic control analysis
Metabolic control analysis (MCA) is a mathematical framework for describing metabolic, signaling, and genetic pathways. Metabolite and metabolic control analysis are metabolism.
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Metabolic pathway
In biochemistry, a metabolic pathway is a linked series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell. Metabolite and metabolic pathway are metabolism.
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Metabolism
Metabolism (from μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms.
Metabolome
The metabolome refers to the complete set of small-molecule chemicals found within a biological sample. Metabolite and metabolome are metabolism.
Metabolomics
Metabolomics is the scientific study of chemical processes involving metabolites, the small molecule substrates, intermediates, and products of cell metabolism. Metabolite and Metabolomics are metabolism.
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Nucleotide
Nucleotides are organic molecules composed of a nitrogenous base, a pentose sugar and a phosphate.
Organic acid
An organic acid is an organic compound with acidic properties.
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Pheromone
A pheromone is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species.
Pigment
A pigment is a powder used to add color or change visual appearance.
Polyol
In organic chemistry, a polyol is an organic compound containing multiple hydroxyl groups.
Primary metabolite
A primary metabolite is a kind of metabolite that is directly involved in normal growth, development, and reproduction. Metabolite and primary metabolite are metabolism.
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Riboflavin
Riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2, is a vitamin found in food and sold as a dietary supplement.
Secondary metabolite
Secondary metabolites, also called specialised metabolites, toxins, secondary products, or natural products, are organic compounds produced by any lifeform, e.g. bacteria, fungi, animals, or plants, which are not directly involved in the normal growth, development, or reproduction of the organism.
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Side effect
In medicine, a side effect is an effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is unintended; although the term is predominantly employed to describe adverse effects, it can also apply to beneficial, but unintended, consequences of the use of a drug.
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Small molecule
In molecular biology and pharmacology, a small molecule or micromolecule is a low molecular weight (≤ 1000 daltons) organic compound that may regulate a biological process, with a size on the order of 1 nm.
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Sugar
Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food.
Tryptophan
Tryptophan (symbol Trp or W) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.
Vitamin
Vitamins are organic molecules (or a set of closely related molecules called vitamers) that are essential to an organism in small quantities for proper metabolic function.
Volatile organic compound
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic compounds that have a high vapor pressure at room temperature.
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References
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