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ANION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A negatively charged ion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("anion" is a kind of...):

ion (a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anion"):

hydroxide ion; hydroxyl ion (the anion OH having one oxygen and one hydrogen atom)

superoxide; superoxide anion (the univalent anion O2-)

Derivation:

anionic (of or relating to anions)

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Upon administration, imisopasem manganese mimics the activity of MnSOD and scavenges reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as superoxide anion, which prevents oxygen free radical damage to macromolecules such as DNA.

(Imisopasem Manganese, NCI Thesaurus)

Canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter 2 (1527 aa, ~169 kDa) is encoded by the human ABCC3 gene.

(Canalicular Multispecific Organic Anion Transporter 2, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes multidrug resistance-associated protein 4, is involved in ATP hydrolysis, anion transport and platelet activation.

(ABCC4 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in the transport of organic anions and nucleotides.

(ABCC5 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter 2 protein, plays a role in bile metabolism and transport.

(ABCC3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter 1 protein, plays a role in both multidrug resistance and organic anion transport.

(ABCC2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes multidrug resistance-associated protein 1, is involved in multispecific organic anion transport.

(ABCC1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Encoded by human CLCA2 Gene (similar to CLCA1), the 943-amino acid Calcium-Activated Chloride Channel-2 (CLCA Family) is expressed in trachea, lung, and mammary gland and displays outward rectifying anion conductance.

(Calcium-Activated Chloride Channel-2, NCI Thesaurus)

Anion exchange protein 3 (1232 aa, ~136 kDa) is encoded by the human SLC4A3 gene.

(Anion Exchange Protein 3, NCI Thesaurus)

These enzymes may be dependent on Ca(2+), Mg(2+), anions, H+, or DNA.

(ATPase, NCI Thesaurus)