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aminoacidemia an excess of amino acids in the blood.
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aminoacidopathy any inborn error of amino acid metabolism producing a metabolic block that results in accumulation of one or more amino acids in the blood (aminoacide...
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aminoaciduria an excess in the urine of amino acids. Occurs in fanconi’s syndrome, a familial renal disease of Norwegian elkhounds and Basenji dogs, and as a predis...
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aminoacylation a two stage process whereby amino acids are ‘activated’ in order to be incorporated into proteins; energy in the form of ATP is required and one of a ...
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aminocaproic acid an inhibitor of plasminogen activation, used as an antifibrinolytic agent.
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aminocarb a carbamate pesticide.
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aminocyclitol see aminoglycoside.
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aminoglutethimide a compound that inhibits the adrenal cortex and peripheral aromatase, thereby blocking production of adrenal steroids. Used in the treatment of hypera...
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aminoglycoside any of a group of bacterial antibiotics derived from various species of Streptomyces that interfere with the function of bacterial ribosomes. These co...
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aminogram the pattern of amino acids present in a substance.
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