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Rounox • RroI (SalI)
Rounox A trade name for acetaminophen, an
antipyretic and analgesic agent that inhibits prostaglandin
synthesis.
Rous Sarcoma A readily transplantable malignant
fibrosarcoma of chickens caused by Rous
sarcoma virus (Retroviridae).
Rous Sarcoma Virus An avian sarcoma virus of
the family Retroviridae that causes Rous sarcoma
in chicken.
Rowasa A trade name for mesalamine, an antiinflammatory
agent that inhibits prostaglandin synthesis.
Roxanol A trade name for morphine sulfate, an
opiate analgesic agent that binds to opiate receptors
in the CNS, altering the perception and emotional
response to pain.
An antiulcer-
Roxatidine Acetate (mol wt 348)
ative agent.
CH 3 COOCH 2 CONH(CH 2 ) 3 O
RPI Plasmid A conjugative plasmid of both
Enterobacteria and Pseudomonas that contains
resistant markers for carbenicillin, kanamycin, and
tetracycline.
RP4 Plasmid
that of RPI.
A conjugative plasmid similar to
r-PA A trade name for retaplase, an enzyme produced
by recombinant DNA technology that converts
plasminogen to fibrinolysin for degradation
of fibrin clots.
rPAH Abbreviation for recombinant phenylalanine
hydroxylase.
RPC Abbreviation for reverse-phase chromatography.
RPE
Abbreviation for retinol pigment epithelium.
RP-HPLC Abbreviation for reverse phase HPLC
(high performance liquid chromatography).
rPLA 2 Abbreviation for recombinant PLA 2 .
CH 2
N
R-plasmid
marker(s).
A plasmid that contains drug resistant
Roxicet A trade name for a combination drug
containing oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen,
used as an opiate analgesic agent.
Roxicodine A trade name for oxycodone hydrochloride,
an opiate analgesic agent that binds to
opiate receptors in the CNS, altering the perception
and emotion response to pain.
Roxidodone A trade name for oxycodone hydrochloride,
an opiate analgesic agent that binds to
opiate receptors in the CNS, altering the perception
and emotional response to pain.
Roxithromycin (mol wt 837) A semisynthetic
antibiotic derived from erythromycin.
N OCH 2 O(CH 2 ) 2 OCH 3
H 3 C
CH 3
HO
OH
H3 C CH 3
OH
H 3 C
CH
CH 3 N
3
CH O
CH HO
3
2 O
O
CH
O 3
O
CH OCH 3 3
CH 3
O
OH
CH 3
rpm
Abbreviation for revolution per minute.
rPP Abbreviation for recombinant protein phosphatase.
rPP2Cα Abbreviation for recombinant protein
phosphatase 2Cα.
rpS6 Abbreviation for ribosomal protein 6 of a
small ribosome subunit.
RQ
RRA
Abbreviation for respiratory quotient.
Abbreviation for radio-receptor assay.
RrhI (SalI) A restriction endonuclease from
Rhodococcus rhodochrous with the following reaction:
5′..........GTCGAC..........3′
3′..........CAGCTG..........5′
-rrhea A suffix denoting flow or discharge from
an organ.
RRM Abbreviation for RNA recognition motif
in protein that binds RNA.
RP
Abbreviation for reverse phase.
rRNA
Synonym for ribosomal RNA.
R5P
Abbreviation for ribose 5-phosphate.
RroI (SalI) A restriction endonuclease from
Rhodococcus rhodochrous with the same specificity
as SalI.