Molecular groups

Articles

• histones
  16 July 2003

  histone proteins

• fatty acids
  25 October 2004

  Fatty acids provide highly efficient energy storage, storing much more energy for their weight than carbohydrates like glucose.
  Fatty acids are stored as triglycerides in adipose tissue, in which each triglyceride molecule contains three fatty acids and one glycerol. Triglycerides form fatty droplets that exclude water and take up minimal space.
  Fatty acids are also more highly reduced than carbohydrates, so they provide more energy during oxidation. The efficiency of energy storage in (...)

• LAMBs
  11 July 2003

  laminin beta chains

• bile acid
  4 June 2003

  bile acids, biliary acids

• neurotransmitters
  11 June 2005

  Definition: Chemicals that transmit impulses between nerve cells or between nerve cells and effector cells.
  See also
  neurotransmitter receptors
  References
  Fon EA, Edwards RH. Molecular mechanisms of neurotransmitter release. Muscle Nerve. 2001 May;24(5):581-601. PMID: #11317268#

• pyrimidine
  25 August 2005

  pyrimidine nucleotide metabolism

• amines
  17 October 2005

  Types
  vasocative amines histamine serotonin
  neuromediators
  catecholamines

• purine
  17 October 2005

  Definition: Purine is a nitrogen-containing, double-ring, basic compound (cf. nitrogenous base) that occurs in nucleic acids. The purines in DNA and RNA are adenine and guanine.

• hormones
  11 March 2006

  Definition: Hormones are produced in the endocrine glands, where they are excreted into the bloodstream. They perform a wide range of roles in the various organs including the regulation of metabolic pathways and the regulation of membrane transport processes.
  Hormones may be grouped into three structural classes:
  The steroids are one class of such hormones. They perform a variety of functions, but they are all made from cholesterol.
  Simple amines or amino acids.
  peptides or (...)

• glycosaminoglycan
  30 July 2008

  GAGs, glydosaminoglycans, mucopolysaccharides, GAG, mucopolysaccharide

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