Biochemistry

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS A ACAT Adenine Acyl-CoA cholesterol acyl transferase ACP Acyl carrier protein ADP Adenosine diphosphate AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AMP Adenosine monophosphate ATCase Aspartate transcarbamoylase ATP bp C cAMP Adenosine triphosphate Base pairs Cytosine Cyclic adenosine monophosphate CAP Catabolite activator protein CDP Cytidine diphosphate Chl CMP Chlorophyll Cytidine monophosphate CoA (CoA-SH) Coenzyme A CoQ Coenzyme Q CTP Cytidine triphosphate d DNA DNase Deoxy Deoxyribonucleic acid Deoxyribonuclease DV Daily value EF Elongation factor ER Endoplasmic reticulum FAD Flavin adenine dinucleotide (oxidized form) FADH2 Flavin adenine dinucleotide (reduced form) fMet N-Formylmethionine FMN Flavin mononucleotide G Guanine GDP Guanosine diphosphate GMP Guanosine monophosphate GSH Glutathione (reduced form) GSSG Glutathione (oxidized form) GTP Hb HDL Guanosine triphosphate Hemoglobin High-density lipoprotein HIV Human immunodeficiency virus HMG-CoA ␤-Hydroxy-␤-methylglutaryl-CoA HPLC High-performance liquid chromatography IF KM LDL Mb Initiation factor Michaelis constant Low-density lipoprotein Myoglobin NAD⫹ Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (oxidized form) NADH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced form) NADP⫹ Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (oxidized form) NADPH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (reduced form) Pi PAGE Phosphate ion Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis PCR Polymerase chain reaction PEP Phosphoenolpyruvate PIP2 Phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate PKU Phenylketonuria Pol DNA polymerase PPi Pyrophosphate ion PRPP Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate PS Photosystem RF Release factor RFLPs RNA Restriction-fragment-length polymorphisms Ribonucleic acid RNase Ribonuclease mRNA Messenger RNA rRNA Ribosomal RNA tRNA Transfer RNA snRNP S SCID SSB SV40 T Small nuclear ribounuclear protein Svedberg unit Severe combined immune deficiency Singl