muci
plural of mucus

mucinase
A lyase that hydrolyses mucins

mucinases
plural of mucinase

mucopolysaccharase
Synonym of mucopolysaccharidase.

mucopolysaccharases
plural of mucopolysaccharase

mucopolysaccharidase
Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a mucopolysaccharide

mucopolysaccharidases
plural of mucopolysaccharidase

mucus
A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.
Short for vegetable mucus

mucuses
plural of mucus

muropeptidase
Any peptidase that catalyses the hydrolysis of a muropeptide

muropeptidases
plural of muropeptidase

muscazone
A toxic amino acid found in European fly agaric mushrooms.

muskelin
An intracellular protein that acts as a mediator of cell spreading

muskelins
plural of muskelin

mutanolysin
A muralytic enzyme, obtained from Streptomyces, that is used in laboratories to degrade bacteria and to isolate DNA

mutanolysine
Alternative form of mutanolysin.

mutarotase
An epimerase that catalyses a mutarotation

mutarotases
plural of mutarotase

mutase
An isomerase that catalyzes the shifting of a functional group from one position to another within the same molecule

mutases
plural of mutase

mycolipid
Any lipid that has at least one mycolic acid as a fatty acid component

mycolipids
plural of mycolipid

mycolyltransferase
Any transferase that transfers mycolyl groups

mycolyltransferases
plural of mycolyltransferase

mycosin
Synonym of trehalose.

mycosterol
A kind of sterol found in fungi.

mycosterols
plural of mycosterol

mycotoxin
Any substance, produced by a mold or fungus, that is injurious to vertebrates upon ingestion, inhalation or skin contact.

mycotoxins
plural of mycotoxin

myeloidin
A substance present in the protoplasm of the retinal epithelium cells, and resembling, if not identical with, the myelin that forms the medullary sheaths of nerve fibres.

myeloperoxidase
A peroxidase enzyme most abundantly present in neutrophil granulocytes, responsible for the greenish colour of pus and mucus.

myeloperoxidases
plural of myeloperoxidase

myeloperoxydase
Misspelling of myeloperoxidase.

myoglobin
A small globular protein, containing a heme group, that carries oxygen to muscles.

myoglobins
plural of myoglobin

myohemerythrin
The oxygen-carrying protein found in the muscles of some marine invertebrates

myokinase
adenylate kinase, a phosphotransferase enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of adenine nucleotides and plays an important role in cellular energy homeostasis

myokinases
plural of myokinase

myopalladin
A particular sarcomeric protein

myoprotein
Any protein that occurs in muscle tissue.

myoproteins
plural of myoprotein

myotactin
A hypodermal protein involved in myocyte adhesion

myotilin
A muscle protein found within the Z-disc of sarcomeres.

myristoylase
Any enzyme that catalyses a myristoylation

myristoylases
plural of myristoylase

myristoyltransferase
Any transferase that transfers a myristoyl group

myristoyltransferases
plural of myristoyltransferase

myrosinase
Any of several defense-related enzymes, in plants such as mustard, that hydrolyze glycosides, thus releasing potentially toxic substances.

myrosinases
plural of myrosinase

nacrein
A matrix protein that is involved in the formation of nacre in molluscs

nafazatrom
A thrombolytic drug.

nafoxidine
A nonsteroidal antiestrogenic drug that has been investigated to treat advanced breast cancer.

nagalase
The enzyme N-acetylgalactosaminidase

nalmetrene
The drug nalmefene.

namirotene
A retinoic acid drug.

nanoantibodies
plural of nanoantibody

nanoantibody
A nanobody

nanobodies
plural of nanobody

nanobody
An antibody having a single, monomeric domain

nanochitosan
nanoparticulate chitosan

nanodrug
A drug containing nanoparticles.

nanodrugs
plural of nanodrug

nanopeptide
A peptide used as a biological nanomaterial

nanopeptides
plural of nanopeptide

napabucasin
A drug that induces apoptosis in cancer cells

napamezole
An alpha-adrenergic blocking drug.

naphthylamidase
Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a naphthylamide, especially one of an amino acid

naphthylamidases
plural of naphthylamidase

naphthylpiperazine
A drug derived from phenylpiperazine.

narasin
A coccidiostat and antibacterial drug derived from salinomycin.

naratriptan
A triptan drug, N-methyl-3-(1-methyl-4-piperidinyl)-1H-indole-5-ethanesulfonamide.

naroparcil
A thrombolytic drug.

navitoclax
A particular anticancer drug

nebulette
An isoform of the protein nebulin, expressed in cardiac muscle.

nebulin
An actin-binding protein localized to the I-band of the sarcomeres in skeletal muscle.

nebulins
plural of nebulin

necrosulfonamide
A sulfonamide drug that inhibits necroptosis

necrotoxin
Any toxin that causes necrosis.

necrotoxins
plural of necrotoxin

nefiracetam
A nootropic racetam drug with cytoprotective effects.

nelivaptan
A certain vaptan drug originally proposed for the treatment of anxiety and depression but whose development was halted in 2008.

neoantigen
A newly-acquired antigen

neoantigens
plural of neoantigen

neoculin
A heterodimeric protein, in the fruit of Curculigo latifolia, that modifies sour tastes to sweet

neohesperidose
A disaccharide present in some flavonoid glycosides

neopullulanase
A form of pullulanase that catalyzes the hydrolysis and transglycosylation of α-1,4 and α-1,6 linkages in polysaccharides

neopullulanases
plural of neopullulanase

neotenin
A juvenile hormone, present in insects, which ensures growth of the larva while preventing metamorphosis.

neoverrucotoxin
A peptide toxin present in the venom of the stonefish Synanceia verrucosa

neoxanthin
A major xanthophyll found in green leafy vegetables. It is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of the plant hormone abscisic acid.

nephronectin
An extracellular matrix protein, expressed in developing endocrine organs, that is a ligand for integrin.

nequinate
An antiprotozoal drug.

netobimin
An anthelminthic drug.

neurabin
An actin-binding protein that inhibits phosphatase activity

neurabins
plural of neurabin

neuraminidase
An antigenic enzyme, found on the surfaces of viruses, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal acylneuraminic residues from oligosaccharides, glycoproteins, and glycolipids.

neuraminidases
plural of neuraminidase

neuraxin
A structural protein in rats.

neuritin
A neurotrophic protein that promotes neurite growth

neuroaminidase
Alternative form of neuraminidase.

neuroaminidases
plural of neuroaminidase

neuroantigen
A neural antigen

neuroantigens
plural of neuroantigen

neurobiomarker
A neurological biomarker

neurobiomarkers
plural of neurobiomarker

neurocalcin
A neuronal calcium-binding protein found in mammalian brains.

neurocalcins
plural of neurocalcin

neurocarcinogen
A neural carcinogen

neurocarcinogens
plural of neurocarcinogen

neurocytoskeleton
A neural cytoskeleton

neurocytoskeletons
plural of neurocytoskeleton

neurohormone
Any hormone that stimulates the nervous system.

neurohormones
plural of neurohormone

neuroimmunopeptide
A neuroimmunological peptide

neuroimmunopeptides
plural of neuroimmunopeptide

neurokeratin
The protein component of the myelin sheath.

neurolept
A neuroleptic drug

neurolepts
plural of neurolept

neuroleukin
A neurotrophic protein related to phosphohexose isomerase

neuroligand
The part of a neurotransmitter that binds to a neuronal receptor

neuroligands
plural of neuroligand

neurolysin
A neurotoxin.

neurolysins
plural of neurolysin

neuromediator
Synonym of neurotransmitter.

neuromediators
plural of neuromediator

neurometabolite
Any metabolite found in the brain (as a result of neural activity)

neurometabolites
plural of neurometabolite

neurominidase
Misspelling of neuraminidase.

neuromodulator
A substance other than a neurotransmitter, released by a neuron at a synapse and conveying information to adjacent or distant neurons, either enhancing or dampening their activities.

neuromodulators
plural of neuromodulator