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Ascorbate Oxidase
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D001204 |
[An enzyme that converts ascorbic acid to dehydroascorbic acid. EC 1.10.3.3.
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Ascorbate Peroxidases
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D060387 |
[Peroxidases that utilize ASCORBIC ACID as an electron donor to reduce HYDROGEN PEROXIDE to WATER. The reaction results in the production of monodehydroascorbic acid and DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID.
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Ascorbic Acid
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D001205 |
[A six carbon compound related to glucose. It is found naturally in citrus fruits and many vegetables. Ascorbic acid is an essential nutrient in human diets, and necessary to maintain connective tissue and bone. Its biologically active form, vitamin C, functions as a reducing agent and coenzyme in several metabolic pathways. Vitamin C is considered an antioxidant.
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Ascorbic Acid Deficiency
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D001206 |
[A condition due to a dietary deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), characterized by malaise, lethargy, and weakness. As the disease progresses, joints, muscles, and subcutaneous tissues may become the sites of hemorrhage. Ascorbic acid deficiency frequently develops into SCURVY in young children fed unsupplemented cow's milk exclusively during their first year. It develops also commonly in chronic alcoholism. (Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1177)
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Ascoviridae
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D029223 |
[A family of insect viruses causing disease in lepidopterous larvae, most commonly from species of the owlet moth family Noctuidae.
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Asepsis
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D001207 |
[The prevention of access by infecting organisms to the locus of potential infection.
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Asfarviridae
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D025701 |
[The sole genus of ASFARVIRIDAE, containing a single species: AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS.
, A family of double-stranded DNA viruses containing one genus Asfivirus. It is the source of AFRICAN SWINE FEVER.
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Asia
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D001208 |
[The largest of the continents. It was known to the Romans more specifically as what we know today as Asia Minor. The name comes from at least two possible sources: from the Assyrian asu (to rise) or from the Sanskrit usa (dawn), both with reference to its being the land of the rising sun, i.e., eastern as opposed to Europe, to the west. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p82 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p34)
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Asia, Central
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D001209 |
[The geographical area of Asia comprising KAZAKHSTAN; KYRGYZSTAN; TAJIKISTAN; TURKMENISTAN; and UZBEKISTAN. The desert region of Kara Kum (Qara Qum) is largely in Turkmenistan and the desert region of Kyzyl Kum (Kizil Kum or Qizil Qum), is in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p233, 590, 636)
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Asia, Northern
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D064873 |
[A subregion of Asia, consisting of the Asian portion of Russia.
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Asia, Southeastern
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D001210 |
[The geographical area of Asia comprising BORNEO; BRUNEI; CAMBODIA; INDONESIA; LAOS; MALAYSIA; the MEKONG VALLEY; MYANMAR (formerly Burma), the PHILIPPINES; SINGAPORE; THAILAND; and VIETNAM.
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Asia, Western
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D001211 |
[The geographical designation for the countries of the MIDDLE EAST and the countries BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; INDIA; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; and SRI LANKA. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, 1993 & Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988)
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Asialoglycoprotein Receptor
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D037263 |
[Asialoglycoprotein receptor found in liver.
, A C-type lectin that is a cell surface receptor for ASIALOGLYCOPROTEINS. It is found primarily in the LIVER where it mediates the endocytosis of serum glycoproteins.
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Asialoglycoproteins
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D001212 |
[Endogenous glycoproteins from which SIALIC ACID has been removed by the action of sialidases. They bind tightly to the ASIALOGLYCOPROTEIN RECEPTOR which is located on hepatocyte plasma membranes. After internalization by adsorptive ENDOCYTOSIS they are delivered to LYSOSOMES for degradation. Therefore receptor-mediated clearance of asialoglycoproteins is an important aspect of the turnover of plasma glycoproteins. They are elevated in serum of patients with HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS or HEPATITIS.
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Asian Americans
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D001213 |
[Persons living in the United States having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.
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Asian Continental Ancestry Group
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D044466 |
[A major population group distinguished by classification according to physical features. This group centers around the Asian Pacific Ocean.
, Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the southeastern and eastern areas of the Asian continent.
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Asimina
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D031042 |
[A plant genus of the family ANNONACEAE. It has edible fruit and seeds which contain asitrocin, asitrilobins, and other tetrahydrofuran acetogenins.
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Aspalathus
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D036903 |
[A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. It is the source of an herbal tea that is commonly consumed in South Africa. Members contain aspalathin and other polyphenols (PHENOLS).
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Asparagaceae
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D000070357 |
[A plant genus of Asparagaceae.
, A family of flowering subshrubs and shrubs in the class Magnoliopsida.
, A plant genus of the family Agavaceae (Aspargaceae).
, A plant genus of the family Agavaceae (Aspargaceae) with fragrant, night-blooming flowers.
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Asparagales
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D000070381 |
[An order of monocotyledons plants in the superorder Lilianae of the class Magnoliopsida (Angiosperms).
, A subgenera of Ornithogalum.
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