Fen-phen — was an anti obesity medication (an anorectic) which consisted of two drugs: fenfluramine and phentermine. Fenfluramine, and later, a related drug, dexfenfluramine, was marketed by American Home Products, now known as Wyeth. After reports of… … Wikipedia
cin|cho|phen — «SIHN kuh fuhn», noun. a highly toxic synthetic drug, used to relieve fever and pain, especially in gout and rheumatism; Atophan. Formula: C16H11NO2 ╂[< cincho(nine) + phen(yl)] … Useful english dictionary
phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase — phen·yl·al·a·nine 4 mono·ox·y·gen·ase (fen″əl alґə nēn mon″o okґsə jən ās) (EC 1.14.16.1) official nomenclature for phenylalanine hydroxylase … Medical dictionary
phenylalanine — phen•yl•al•a•nine [[t]ˌfɛn lˈæl əˌnin, nɪn, ˌfin [/t]] n. biochem. a crystalline, water soluble, essential amino acid, C6H5CH2CH(NH2)COOnecessary to the nutrition of humans and most animals, occurring in egg white and skim milk Abbr.: Phe Symbol … From formal English to slang
phenylalanine — 2 Amino 3 phenylpropionic acid; the l isomer is one of the common amino acid s in proteins; a nutritionally essential amino acid. p. ammonia lyase a nonmammalian enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of l p. to trans cinnamate and ammonia; it has… … Medical dictionary
34-dihydroxyphenylalanine — 3,4 di·hy·droxy·phen·yl·al·a·nine (di″hi drok″se fen″əl alґə nēn) dopa … Medical dictionary
p-fluorophenylalanine — p flu·o·ro·phen·yl·al·a·nine (floor″o fen″əl alґə nēn) a modified molecule of phenylalanine that binds to enzymes but is incapable of performing the functions of the natural molecule and thus acts as an antagonist … Medical dictionary
phenylalanine hydroxylase — (PAH) phen·yl·al·a·nine hy·drox·y·lase (PAH) (fen″əl alґə nēn hi drokґsə lās) a monooxygenase that activates molecular oxygen to catalyze the oxidation of phenylalanine to tyrosine, activating oxygen via oxidation… … Medical dictionary
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables