Category: R

A surgical procedure designed to help obese patients lose weight. It is a modification of the original loop gastric bypass designed to limit oral intake and create a “physiological dumping” effect to discourage patients from consuming high-sugar foods. Iron absorption and iron status are reduced in these patients as is vitamin A and D absorption.…

A compound that inhibits electron transport from complex I to complex III. A toxic substance derived from derris root, commonly used as an insecticide in gardening.  

A thiazolidinedione that is an antidiabetic drug. Useful in managing type 2 diabetes mellitus.  

Drug that reduces bone mineral loss.  

RNA-directed synthesis of DNA catalyzed by reverse transcriptase.  

A palmitoyl ester of retinol.  

A protein required for the transport of vitamin A in the blood. A separate but similar carrier protein is located within the cells. Another protein in located within the mitochondrial and nuclear compartments that binds retinoic acid and DNA. It is called the retinoic acid receptor rather than retinol-binding protein.  

The activity of one mole of all-trans-retinol. Not all retinoids have the same biological activity.  

Inherited differences in sites for restriction enzymes.  

An endonuclease enzyme that causes cleavage of both strands of DNA at highly specific sites dictated by the base sequence. An endonuclease enzyme, extracted from bacteria, that is used to cut DNA into short segments a process essential in genetic engineering.