Abbreviations
ACAT acyl CoA–cholesterol acyl transferase
ACTH -adrenocorticotropic hormone
ADP -adenosine diphosphate
AMP- adenosine monophosphate
ATP -adenosine triphosphate
ATPase- adenosine triphosphatase
CAP - catabolite activator protein
CDP - diphosphate
CMP- cytidine monophosphate (cytidylic acid)
CoA -coenzyme A
cyclic AMP -adenosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate (3′,5′-cyclic
adenylic acid)
DHAP -dihydroxyacetone phosphate
DNA -deoxyribonucleic acid
DNP 2,4-dinitrophenol
DPG -diphosphoglycerate
dTMP -deoxythymidine monophosphate
dUMP -deoxyuridine monophosphate
EF- elongation factor
FAD- (FADH) flavin adenine dinucleotide (reduced form)
FMN- flavin mononucleotide
FSH -follicle-stimulating hormone
GDP- guanosine diphosphate
GMP- guanosine 5′-monophosphate (guanylic acid)
GTP -guanosine triphosphate
hCG- human chorionic gonadotropin
HDL -high-density lipoprotein
HGPRT- hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase
HMG CoA -3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A
hnRNA -heterogeneous RNA of the nucleus
IDL -intermediate-density lipoprotein
IMP -inosine 5′-monophosphate (inosinic acid)
IP3- inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate
LDH- lactate dehydrogenase
LDL- low-density lipoprotein
LH -luteinizing hormone
mRNA- messenger RNA
MSH- melanocyte-stimulating hormone
NAD -(NADH) -nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced
form)
NADP (NADPH) -nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
(reduced form)
PGH- pituitary growth hormone
Pi -inorganic orthophosphate
PPi -inorganic pyrophosphate
PRPP- 5-phosphoribosylpyrophosphate
RNA -ribonucleic acid
RQ -respiratory quotient
rRNA -ribosomal RNA
TMP- thymidine monophosphate
TPP- thymidine pyrophosphate
tRNA -transfer RNA
TSH- thyroid-stimulating hormone
TTP -thymidine triphosphate
UDP- uridine diphosphate
UMP- uridine monophosphate
UTP- uridine triphosphate
VLDL -very-low-density lipoprotein
