List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 588

Cystathionine is an intermediate in the synthesis of cysteine.It is generated from homocysteine and serine by cystathionine beta synthase.It is cleaved into cysteine and α-ketobutyrate by cystathionine gamma-lyase.An excess in […]

Satratoxin-H a trichothecene mycotoxin is a naturally occurring mold byproduct of Stachybotrys chartarum which is toxic to humans and animals. The clinical condition it causes is known as Stachybotrotoxicosis. It […]

Diethylaminosulfur trifluoride (DAST) is the organosulfur compound with the formula Et2NSF3. This liquid is a fluorinating reagent used for the synthesis of organofluorine compounds. The compound is colourless; older samples […]

This file may be error. The precursor to ornithine and proline is thought to be glutamate-5-semialdehyde. See for instance Thomas M. Devlin Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations Sixth Edition […]

Ganoderic acids are a class of closely related triterpenoids (derivatives from lanosterol) found in Ganoderma mushrooms. For thousands of years the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma fungi have been used in […]

N-Acetylserotonin (NAS) also known as normelatonin is a naturally occurring chemical intermediate in the endogenous production of melatonin from serotonin. It is produced from serotonin by the enzyme aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase […]

Bromodifluoromethane or Halon 1201 or FC-22B1 is a gaseous trihalomethane or a hydrobromofluorocarbon.It can be prepared be reaction of hydrogen and dibromodifluoromethane at temperature in range 400–600 °C.Critical point data: […]

Renierite (CuZn)11(GeAs)2Fe4S16 is a rare copper zinc germanium bearing sulfide mineral. It occurs at the Kipushi Mine Democratic Republic of the Congo; and Namibia among other places.Renierite was named after […]

Lithium carbide Li2C2 often known as dilithium acetylide is a chemical compound of lithium and carbon an acetylide. It is an intermediate compound produced during radiocarbon dating procedures.