listericin
A listericidal protein produced by the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster; the gene responsible for its formation

lisuride
A certain antiparkinsonian drug.

litogen
Any drug or similar substance, administered during pregnancy, that though probably harmless can lead to lawsuits

litogens
plural of litogen

livin
A particular protein that inhibits apoptosis

lixivaptan
A certain vaptan drug proposed for the treatment of hyponatremia, particularly in patients with conditions such as liver cirrhosis or congestive heart failure.

lodenosine
A failed experimental drug for the treatment of HIV.

lodiperone
An anxiolytic drug.

loflucarban
An antiinfective drug.

loganin
An iridoid glycoside first isolated from the plant family Loganiaceae, and formed from loganic acid by the enzyme loganic acid O-methyltransferase (LAMT).

lometrexol
A particular antifolate drug.

lomitapide
An investigational drug for the treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia.

lomustine
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.

lophenol
The sterol 4-methylcholest-7-en-3-ol

lorcainide
An antiarrhythmic drug.

lorglumide
A drug which inhibits gastrointestinal motility and reduces gastric secretions.

loricrin
A major protein component of the cornified cell envelope found in terminally differentiated epidermal cells.

losigamone
An investigational drug for the treatment of epilepsy.

lozilurea
An antiulcer drug.

lubeluzole
A drug which acts as an indirect NMDA antagonist.

lucanthone
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.

luciferase
Any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing luciferin.

luciferases
plural of luciferase

luffin
A toxic ribosome inactivating protein derived from Luffa seeds.

lumacaftor
An experimental drug for the treatment of cystic fibrosis.

lumafantrine
Misspelling of lumefantrine.

lumasiran
A drug for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1.

lumbrokinase
A collective name for various fibrinolytic enzymes present in various earthworms, especially Lumbricus bimastus and Lumbricus rubellus.

lumbrokinases
plural of lumbrokinase

lumefantrin
Alternative form of lumefantrine.

lumefantrine
An antimalarial drug having the chemical formula C₃₀H₃₂Cl₃NO

lunasin
A peptide that is present in soy and some other cereal grains and may have some anticancer properties

lunasins
plural of lunasin

lurasidone
A piperazine drug with potential applications in treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

lusiferase
Misspelling of luciferase.

luzindole
The drug N-[2-(2-benzyl-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide

lyase
Any of many classes of enzyme that catalyze the breaking of a specific form of bond

lyases
plural of lyase

lycorine
A toxic crystalline alkaloid that inhibits protein synthesis, found in several plant species

lymphocytotoxin
A toxin that has a specific destructive action on lymphocytes.

lymphocytotoxins
plural of lymphocytotoxin

lymphopeptidase
The enzyme tripeptide aminopeptidase.

lymphopoietin
A cytokine protein involved in T cell maturation.

lymphopoietins
plural of lymphopoietin

lymphoprotein
Any protein associated with the lymph system

lymphoproteins
plural of lymphoprotein

lypressin
The synthetic hormone lysine vasopressin (LVP) that is a form of the naturally occurring antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) found in pigs.

lysidine
A nucleoside derived from cytidine

lysin
any substance or antibody that can cause the destruction (by lysis) of blood cells, bacteria etc

lysins
plural of lysin

lysolipid
Any derivative of a lipid in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis

lysolipids
plural of lysolipid

lysophopholipase
Misspelling of lysophospholipase.

lysophospholipase
Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolytic removal of a fatty acid from a lysophospholipid

lysophospholipases
plural of lysophospholipase

lysopine
An amino acid, carboxyethyl-lysine, that is the lysine analogue of octopine

lysosomotrope
Any lysosomotropic drug

lysosomotropes
plural of lysosomotrope

lyticase
A complex of endoglucanase and protease catalyzes yeast cell lysis

lyticases
plural of lyticase

mabinlin
A sweet-tasting protein extracted from the seed of mabinlang, a Chinese plant.

mabinlins
plural of mabinlin

macoilin
A transmembrane protein that regulates neuronal excitability

macoilins
plural of macoilin

macrolactin
An antibacterial peptide produced by the silkworm Bombyx mori; the gene responsible for its production

macroprotein
Any relatively large protein, typically a metalloprotein

macroproteins
plural of macroprotein

macrosialin
A heavily glycosylated transmembrane protein associated with macrophages

maduropeptin
A complex of a protein and a chromophore present in the actinobacterium Actinomadura madurae

madurose
The monosaccharide derivative 3-O-methyl-D-galactose

malcavernin
A signalling protein associated with cerebral cavernous malformations

malease
Maleate hydratase, a lyase enzyme that catalyzes the reaction (R)-malate ⇌ maleate + H₂O.

malectin
A membrane-anchored protein of the endoplasmic reticulum that recognises and binds glycans

malectins
plural of malectin

malonylesterase
Any esterase that catalyses the hydrolysis of malonates

malonylesterases
plural of malonylesterase

maltitol
A disaccharide polyol used as a sugar substitute, produced through the hydrogenation of maltose.

maltitols
plural of maltitol

maltodextrose
Synonym of glucose, especially when created by the hydrolysis of maltose

maltohydrolase
Any enzyme that hydrolyses a polysaccharide by removing a terminal maltose moiety

maltohydrolases
plural of maltohydrolase

maltooctaose
An oligosaccharide composed of four maltose moieties

maltooligosaccharide
Any oligosaccharide derived from glucose monomers linked as in maltose.

maltosyltransferase
A transferase that catalyses the transfer of maltosyl residues

maltosyltransferases
plural of maltosyltransferase

maltulose
A particular disaccharide.

mammaglobin
A particular secretoglobin protein, associated with breast cancer

mammaglobins
plural of mammaglobin

mammoglobin
Alternative form of mammaglobin.

mammoglobins
plural of mammoglobin

manannoligosaccharide
Misspelling of mannanoligosaccharide.

mandies
The drug methaqualone, used recreationally.

mandrix
Synonym of mandies (“the drug methaqualone”).

mandy
The drug MDMA.

mangostanin
The mangosteen metabolite 9-hydroxycalabaxanthone

mannanase
Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of mannans

mannanases
plural of mannanase

mannanoligosaccharide
Any oligosaccharide derived from mannan

mannanoligosaccharides
plural of mannanoligosaccharide

mannase
Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of mannose derivatives

mannases
plural of mannase

mannobiosidase
Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a mannobioside

mannobiosidases
plural of mannobiosidase

mannodisaccharide
Any disaccharide that contains a mannose moiety

mannodisaccharides
plural of mannodisaccharide

mannohexaose
An oligosaccharide composed of six mannose moieties (or of three mannobiose moieties).

mannohexaoses
plural of mannohexaose

mannokinase
A kinase, ATP:D-mannose 6-phosphotransferase

mannooligosaccharide
Any oligosaccharide composed of mannose units

mannooligosaccharides
plural of mannooligosaccharide

mannopentaose
An oligosaccharide composed of five mannose moieties

mannopentaoses
plural of mannopentaose

mannopentose
Alternative form of mannopentaose.

mannopentoses
plural of mannopentose

mannose
A monosaccharide aldohexose found in manna and other legumes.

mannoses
plural of mannose

mannosidase
Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of mannose glycosides.

mannosidases
plural of mannosidase

mannosulfan
A particular drug used in the treatment of cancer.

mannosylphosphoryltransferase
Any transferase that transfers mannosyl phosphate residues

mannosylphosphoryltransferases
plural of mannosylphosphoryltransferase

mannosyltransferase
Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a mannose group between molecules