A system of names as of anatomic structures, organisms, used in any science. [L. nomenclatura, a listing of names, fr. nomen, name, + calo, to proclaim]
- Cleland n. a n. for representing the binding mechanisms of enzyme-catalyzed reactions; in this n., substrates are represented by the letters A, B, C, etc., while products are represented by P, Q, R, etc., enzyme by E, and modified forms of the enzyme by F, G, etc.; in addition, the number of substrates or products is represented by uni, bi, ter, etc.; thus, an aminotransferase reaction ( e.g., alanine transaminase) has a ping-pong bi bi mechanism, and glutamine synthetase has been reported to have a random ter ter mechanism. See also entries under subentries under mechanism.
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no·men·cla·ture 'nō-mən-.klā-chəralso nō-'men-klə-.chu̇(ə)r, -'meŋ-, -klə-chər, -klə-.t(y)u̇(ə)r n a system of terms used in a particular science esp an international system of standardized New Latin names used in biology for kinds and groups of kinds of animals and plants see BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE
no·men·cla·tur·al .nō-mən-'klāch-(ə-)rəl adj
no·men·cla·tur·al·ly -ē adv
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no·men·cla·ture (noґmən-kla″chər) [nomen + calare to call] a classified system of names, as of anatomical structures, organisms, etc. See Terminologia Anatomica.Medical dictionary. 2011.