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¹ = see Hormone Test Kit

² = see Body Biochemical 1 Test Kit
³ = see Amino Acid Test Kit
⁴= see Digestive Enzyme Test Kit
⁵= see Body Biochemical 2 test kit
⁶=also in Body Biochemical Test Kit 3
⁷=also in this test kit
⁸= see Industrial and Environmental Test Kit 1

Code	Name	Type	Location And Role	Comments
BB76	Acetyl Coenzyme A		synthesized in the mitochondria of all cells and is  used to generate ATP in the Krebs cycle; involved in the synthesis of Ach2 in  some nerve cells
BB77	Actin	Protein	in order for muscle to contract myosin7 and actin must interact; actin-myosin interaction activates actomyosin ATPase which extracts energy from ATP for contraction.
BB78	Adenine		one of the bases of DNA & RNA
BB79			Replaced with BB79a as BB79 was an unintentional duplicate of BB28  this was a
BB79a	Calcineurin		speeds up the rate at which electrical signals in the brain die away, so affects long-term memory	may have a role in dementia; post-traumatic stress syndrome and heart failure
BB80	Calmodulin/ modulator protein/ (CaM)/ Phosphodiesterase 3’:5’- Cyclic Nucleotide Activator	protein	calcium-binding protein found within  cells; many different biochemical processes known to be regulated by calmodulin, although the interactions of calmodulin with its various target enzymes are only poorly understood; has a regulatory effect on contraction and relaxation of smooth muscles; involved in gene regulation, protein synthesis, inflammation, short term memory, the immune response, viral penetration, and the cell cycle implicating it in AIDs, Alzheimer’s, certain cancers and other diseases
BB81	Carbonic Anhydrase	enzyme	present in red blood cells and kidney cells;  controls the elimination of carbon dioxide from the body and the pH of urine; facilitates the transfer of carbon dioxide from the tissues to the blood and from the blood to the alveoli (air sacs) of the lungs; involved in production of gastric acid
BB82	Catalase	enzyme	the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide8 into water and oxygen.
BB83	Cytosine		one of the bases of DNA & RNA
BB84	Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV		arrests biological activity of  GLP16 and Substance P2
BB85	Fibrin	protein	insoluble; essential to blood clotting; formed from fibrinogen7 by the action of thrombin7
BB86	Fibrinogen	protein	a clotting factor in blood plasma that is converted to fibrin7; produced by liver and plasma cells; approximately 7% of blood plasma proteins
BB87	Glycogen	carbohydrate	the principal carbohydrate storage material in the body; plays an important role in controlling blood sugar levels.
BB88	Glycogen Phosphorylase a	enzyme	involved in converting glycogen7 to glucose
BB89	Glycogen Synthase	enzyme	involved in converting glucose to glycogen7
BB90	Guanine		one of the basis of DNA & RNA
BB91	Homocysteine	amino acid	formed from the breakdown of methionine; should exist only briefly before being broken down into cystathione and then cysteine; if does not happen efficiently then raised blood levels of homocysteine can occur	linked to atherosclerosis; and Alzheimer’s disease; homozygous homocysteine (rare condition)
BB92	Keratin	protein	produced in the skin epidermis; helps protect skin and underlying tissues from heat, microbes and chemicals
BB93	Leucine Enkephalin	neuropeptide	produced in the  adrenal medulla; inhibits pain impulses by suppressing release of Substance P2; increased secretion into the blood stream when stressed	morphine stimulates enkephalin receptors
BB94	Methionine Enkephalin	neuropeptide	produced in the  adrenal medulla; sedative effect; inhibits pain impulses by suppressing release of Substance P2; increased secretion into the blood stream when stressed	in alcohol- and cocaine-pre­ferring mouse strains, methionine enkephalin is lower in the hypothala­mus; morphine stimulates enkephalin receptors
BB95	Myosin	protein	in order for muscle to contract, myosin and actin7 must interact
BB96	Prothrombin/ Factor II	body protein	inactive protein synthesized by the liver, released into the blood, and converted to active thrombin7 in the process of blood clotting
BB97	Terminal Transferase	enzyme	a DNA polymerase that does not require a primer; catalyses the addition of nucleotides to DNA (involved in cell division)
BB98	Thrombin	enzyme	active enzyme produced from prothrombin7; acts to covert fibrinogen7 to fibrin7
BB99	Thymine		one of the DNA bases
BB100	Uracil		one of the bases of RNA

Linda Lazarides The Nutritional Health Bible
Thomas A Scott & E Ian Mercer Concise Encyclopedia Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
William H Elliott & Daphne C Elliott Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
British Medical Association The BMA Complete Family Health Encyclopedia
Gerard Tortora and Sandra Reynolds Grabowski Principles of Anatomy & Physiology
William F Ganong Review of Medical Physiology
Patricia A Lyne Biochemistry
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