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Adenosine 5′-Phosphosulfate • Adenoviridae
Adenosine 5′-Phosphosulfate (mol wt 427)
active sulfate.
An
S-Adenosylhomocysteine Deaminase The enzyme
that catalyzes the following reaction:
NH 2
OH
N
N
S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine + H 2 O
HO
O
S
OH
O
O
P
OH
O
CH 2
Adenosine Tetraphosphatase The enzyme that
catalyzes the following reaction:
OH
Adenosine tetraphosphate + H 2 O
O
N
N
ATP + Pi
Adenosine Triphosphatase (ATPase) The enzyme
that catalyzes the following reaction:
ATP + H 2 O
ADP + Pi
Adenosine 5′-Triphosphate (ATP, mol wt 507)
A triphosphate form of adenosine nucleotide with
3 phosphate groups linked to the carbon 5 position
of the ribose. It is the major form of energy in cells.
N
N
S-Inosyl-L-homocysteine + NH 3
S-Adenosylhomocysteine Hydrolase See S-
adenosylhomocysteinase.
S-Adenosylhomocysteine Nucleosidase The
enzyme that catalyzes the following reaction:
S-Adenosylhomocysteine + H 2 O
Adenine + S-D-Ribosyl-L-homocysteine
S-Adenosylmethionine (mol wt 400) A methyl
group donor involved in enzymatic transmethylation
reactions in living organisms.
COOH
+
CHCH 2 CH 2 S CH2
N
O
NH 2
N
N
N
NH 2
OH
HO
O
P
OH
O
O
P
OH
O
O
P
OH
O
CH 2
Adenosis 1. Disease of a gland, especially a lymphatic
gland. 2. An abnormal development or enlargement
of glandular tissue.
Adenosylhomocysteinase The enzyme that hydrolyzes
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine to adenosine
and L-homocysteine.
OH
S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine + H 2 O
Adenosine + L-homocysteine
S-Adenosylhomocysteine (mol wt 384) An intermediate
in the biosynthesis of methionine.
COOH
CHNH 2
CH 2
CH 2
N
NH 2
N
N
N
O
N
N
CH 3
NH 2
OH OH
S-Adenosyl L-Methionine Catechol O-Methyl
Transferase Synonym of catechol O-methyltransferase.
Adenosylmethionine Cyclotransferase The enzyme
that catalyzes the following reaction:
S-Adenosylmethionine + H 2 O
Methylthioadenosine + L-homoserine
S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine Histamine N-tele-
Methyltransferase The systematic name for histamine
N-methyltransferase.
S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine Phenyl-Ethanolamine
N-Methyl Transferase The systematic name for
phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase.
S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine Protein L-Glutamate
O-Methyl Transferase The systematic name for
Protein glutamate O-methyltransferase.
Adenotonsillectomy The surgical removal of the
palatine tonsils and adenoids.
S CH 2
OH OH
O
Adenoviridae A family of nonenveloped icosahedral
DNA-containing animal viruses.