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Nitrocellulose in ether or acetone. It is a toxic and extremely flammable white fiber used in lacquers, plastics, and resins, among other applications.  

An enzyme that catalyzes splitting of phosphoric groups.  

A histological stain used to demonstrate the presence of RNA and DNA.  

A device for measuring a very high temperature. A device used to measure heat levels that exceed the capacity of a standard thermometer.  

An obsolete term for paraproteinemia.  

A synthetic analog of thiamine that blocks thiamine transport. It was used experimentally in studies of human lymphoblasts to mimic nutritional diseases such as beriberi and Wemicke-Korsakoff syndrome, two forms of thiamine deficiency.  

One of a group of substances, including pyridoxal and pyridoxamine, that make up vitamin B6.  

The principal end product of pyridoxine metabolism, excreted in human urine.  

A derivative of pyridoxine. It serves as a coenzyme of certain amino-acid decarboxylases in bacteria, and in animal tissues of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (dopa) decarboxylase,