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Aromatic alcohol

Aryl-alcohol dehydrogenase uses an aromatic alcohol and NAD+ to produce an aromatic aldehyde, NADH and H+.

Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase inhibitor

An aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase inhibitor (synonyms: DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor, DDCI and AAADI) is a drug which inhibits the synthesis of dopamine by the enzyme aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AAAD, or DOPA decarboxylase, DDC).

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor

The first ligands to be discovered were synthetic and members of the halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, dibenzofurans and biphenyls) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (3-methylcholanthrene, benzo(a)pyrene, benzanthracenes and benzoflavones).

Ashhurst

The Māori name for the area is Raukawa, after a native aromatic plant (Pseudopanax edgerleyi), whereas for the town it is Otangaki.

Botiala

Somali traders in the region for centuries transported goods such as aromatic woods, gum and incense from the interior of the Horn of Africa to and from the coastal port to conduct trade with Indian, Persian and Arab merchants.

Brachetto d'Acqui

Master of Wine Mary Ewing-Mulligan describes Brachetto d'Acqui very aromatic sweet red wine that can have floral and fruit notes similar to Moscato d'Asti and Lambrusco.

Cachou

Catechu, a medicinal aromatic drug; the same as gambier, also called Terra Japonica

Daregal

In 1887 Amand Darbonne founded the bases for DARÉGAL in Milly-la-Forêt, the birthplace of aromatic and medicinal plants.

Dicerandra frutescens

The larva of Pyrausta panopealis is not disturbed by the aromatic oils that keep most other insects from consuming the plant.

Discovery and development of triptans

The amino acids Trp343 and Tyr346 both have electron rich π-systems in their aromatic structures.

Galbanum

Galbanum is an aromatic gum resin, the product of certain umbelliferous Persian plant species, chiefly Ferula gummosa (synonym F. galbaniflua) and Ferula rubricaulis.

Galingale

Galangal, one of several plants in the ginger family with aromatic rhizomes used for food and medicines

Griotte de Kleparow

Flesh: tender, fibrous, light to dark colored, juicy, with a rich, sweet and sub-acid flavor, aromatic; quality fair.

History of perfume

By the 18th century, aromatic plants were being grown in the Grasse region of France to provide the growing perfume industry with raw materials.

L. nobilis

Laurus nobilis, the bay laurel, an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub species native to the Mediterranean region

Labor federation competition in the United States

A stumpy Jewish immigrant from the London ghetto, Sam Gompers was shaped by the world of his father, who rolled rich cheroots and aromatic panatelas in cigar-making lofts on New York's Lower East Side... the rollers that young Gompers joined were educated men, their craft an ancient skill, their union like that of the medieval guilds, designed as much to protect their hard-won turf from less-skilled workers as to wrest concessions from their employers.

M-Xylene

m-Xylene is commonly produced in BTX processes, and separated as needed from the other aromatic hydrocarbons.

Madre de Deus

Among these riches were chests filled with jewels and pearls, gold and silver coins, ambergris, rolls of the highest-quality cloth, fine tapestries, 425 tons of pepper, 45 tons of cloves, 35 tons of cinnamon, 3 tons of mace and 3 of nutmeg, 2.5 tons of benjamin (a highly aromatic balsamic resin used for perfumes and medicines), 25 tons of cochineal and 15 tons of ebony.

Molecular electronic transition

Benzene has three aromatic π → π* transitions; two E-bands at 180 and 200 nm and one B-band at 255 nm with extinction coefficients respectively 60,000, 8,000 and 215.

Nepeta troodi

Nepeta troodi, commonly known as Troodos cat-mintis a suberect, aromatic, perennial herb, 20-50 cm high, with a woody base and tetragonal, hairy shoots.

Organic field-effect transistor

OFETs employing many aromatic and conjugated materials as the active semiconducting layer have been reported, including small molecules such as rubrene, tetracene, pentacene, diindenoperylene, perylenediimides, tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ), and polymers such as polythiophenes (especially poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT)), polyfluorene, polydiacetylene, poly(2,5-thienylene vinylene), poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV).

Palo santo

Bursera graveolens, a tree species native to South America, used for incense, aromatic oil, and indigenous medicine

Patthar Ke Phool

For the aromatic lichen used in Chettinad cuisine, see Kalpasi

Phenolic

Phenol (or carbolic acid), a colorless crystalline solid and aromatic compound

ProSavin

Prosavin uses Oxford BioMedica's Lentivector delivery system to transfer three genes, aromatic amino acid dopa decarboxylase, tyrosine hydroxylase and GTP-cyclohydrolase 1, to the striatum in the brain, reprogramming transduced cells to secrete dopamine.

Toluene

This name was replaced shortly after by the word toluene derived from the older name toluol, which refers to tolu balsam, an aromatic extract from the tropical Colombian tree Myroxylon balsamum, from which it was also isolated later.

Tropone

The name tropolone was coined by M. J. S. Dewar in 1945 in connection to perceived aromatic properties.

Truck bedliner

"Sprayed On","Sprayed In","Spray On", "Spray In" (these terms are used interchangeably in the industry) come in two classes of material and two main types of application processes: aromatic and aliphatic compounds applied through a Low pressure (not heated) or high pressure (heated) process.

Tulsi chaura

Tulasī or Holy Basil is an aromatic plant in the family Lamiaceae which is native throughout the Old World tropics and widespread as a cultivated plant and an escaped weed.

Vietnamese perilla

The Vietnamese Perilla (Vietnamese:Tía tô) is a Vietnamese version of Hojiso, with slightly smaller leaves but much stronger aromatic flavor, native to Southeast Asia .


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