Researchers suggest that the loss of pyruvate carboxylase function in the nervous system, particularly the role of the enzyme in myelin formation and neurotransmitter production, also contributes to the neurologic features of pyruvate carboxylase deficiency.
ctenocephalides in Medicine. Ctenocephalides CtenÂ·oÂ·ceÂ·phalÂ·iÂ·des (tÄn'Å-sÉ-fÄl'Ä­-dÄz') n. A genus of fleas that includes species that are parasitic on dogs and cats; the species found on dogs can transmit tapeworm to humans.
AnCE consisting of 615 amino acids is one form of ACE-like protein in D. melanogaster. Its catalytical activity resembles that of the C-domain of human sACE. Acer is the second ACE-related protein identified in D. melanogaster, and its catalytical activity is more similar to the N-domain of sACE.