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AMYLOID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("amyloid" is a kind of...):
protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes)
Domain category:
pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)
Derivation:
amyloidal (resembling starch)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("amyloid" is a kind of...):
amylum; starch (a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles)
Derivation:
amyloid; amyloidal (resembling starch)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling starch
Synonyms:
amylaceous; amyloid; amyloidal; farinaceous; starchlike
Classified under:
Similar:
starchy (consisting of or containing starch)
Derivation:
amyloid (a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch)
Context examples:
A measurement of the total amyloid P in a biological specimen.
(Amyloid P Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The determination of the amount of amyloid P present in a sample.
(Amyloid P Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
Amyloid Resorption Induction involves initiation of activities involved in the breakdown and assimilation of amyloid deposits.
(Amyloid Resorption Induction, NCI Thesaurus)
The form of primary amyloid in amyloidoma is characterized by abnormal deposition of light chain proteins composed of monoclonal immunoglobulin.
(Amyloidoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Presenilin-1 (PS1) is associated with gamma secretase activity that cleaves amyloid precursor protein (APP) and is implicated in Alzheimer's disease.
(Notch and Wnt Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Neuropathy caused by amyloid deposition in the peripheral nerves.
(Amyloid Neuropathy, NCI Thesaurus)
Gamma-secretase cuts APP within the transmembrane domain at amino acids 40 and 42, releasing the beta-amyloid fragment containing residues 1-40/42 as well as shorter products such as p3 (residues 17-40/42) that requires alpha-secretase cleavage.
(Amyloid Beta-Peptide Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
These four genes include: amyloid precursor protein (APP), presenilin 1 (PS1), presenilin 2 (PS2) and apolipoprotein E (ApoE).
(Alzheimer's Disease Pathway KEGG, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
The determination of the amount of amyloid beta protein which is composed of peptides 1 to 38 in a sample.
(Amyloid Beta 1-38 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
The biological purpose of beta-amyloid hasn’t been known.
(Alzheimer’s protein may have natural antibiotic role, NIH)
