am·ide

(ăm′īd′, -ĭd)

1. An organic compound, such as acetamide, containing the CONH₂ group.

2. The anion of ammonia, NH₂^- or a compound containing this anion, such as sodium amide, NaNH₂.

a·mid′ic (ə-mĭd′ĭk, ă-mĭd′-) adj.

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amide

(ˈæmaɪd)

1. (Elements & Compounds) any organic compound containing the functional group -CONH2

2. (Elements & Compounds) (modifier) consisting of, containing, or concerned with the group -CONH2: amide group or radical.

3. (Elements & Compounds) an inorganic compound having the general formula M(NH2)x, where M is a metal atom

[C19: from am(monia) + -ide]

amidic adj

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am•ide

(ˈæm aɪd, -ɪd)

n.

1. a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH₂ group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH₂.

2. an organic compound formed from ammonia by replacing a hydrogen atom by an acyl.

[1840–50; am (monia) + -ide]

a•mid•ic (əˈmɪd ɪk) adj.

am·ide

(ăm′īd′)

A compound containing the radical CONH₂.

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Noun

amide - any organic compound containing the group -CONH2

acetamide, ethanamide - a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds

acrylamide - a white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals; "they claimed that acrylamide is produced when certain carbohydrates are baked or fried at high temperatures"

organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical

peptide - amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein

propanamide, proprionamide - the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2)

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References in periodicals archive

[8] were able to graft poly (amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers onto a CF surface by repeated Michael addition and amidation reactions.

Enhancing the Interfacial Properties of Composites by Grafting Polyethylene Glycol and Polyvinyl Alcohol Onto a CF Surface

From thirty tree motifs of EcPIN1c, three belonged to membrane transport; eight belonged to protein kinase phosphorylation site (PKC), three belonged to casein kinase 2 (CK2) site, two belonged to amidation, three belonged to Asn glycosylation, and fourteen belonged to myristoylation sites.

CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AUXIN EFFLUX CARRIER GENES ECPIN1C AND ECPIN1D FROM FINGER MILLET ELEUSINECORACANA SUBSP. CORACANA

Generally, different molecules can be functionalized onto CNTs by amidation or esterification reactions [68, 69].

Quantum Mechanical Study on the Mechanistic, Energetic and Structural Aspects of Adsorption of 2-methoxyestradiol Drug on Functionalized Carbon Nanotube

Asn has similar structure to aspartate, and it can be deaminated to form aspartate in an ATP-dependent amidation reaction [8].

The effect of dietary asparagine supplementation on energy metabolism in liver of weaning pigs when challenged with lipopolysaccharide

Jeon, "New approach for porous chitosan-graphene matrix preparation through enhanced amidation for synergic detection of dopamine and uric acid," ACS Omega, vol.

Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Ammonia-Modified Graphene Oxide Particles in Lung Cancer Cells and Embryonic Stem Cells

CNCs with high emulsifying performance were heterogeneously modified as emulsifiers for the formation of oil in water Pickering emulsions through a two-step chemical process including the hydrazone reaction and the amidation reaction [17].

Review of Recent Development on Preparation, Properties, and Applications of Cellulose-Based Functional Materials

The existence of C-terminal amidation of each Caeridin was confirmed with the appropriated positioned G residue playing as the amide donor.

Discovery of Novel Caeridins from the Skin Secretion of the Australian White's Tree Frog, Litoria caerulea

The primary and secondary amine cathinones react with the derivatization reagent L-TPC in the presence of sodium carbonate, and the amidation reaction occurs between the acid chloride in L-TPC and the amine group of the target analytes.

Simultaneous Quantitative Determination of Synthetic Cathinone Enantiomers in Urine and Plasma Using GC-NCI-MS

Tang, "Synthesis and flotation performance of fatty acid collectors by amidation," M&P Industrial Minerals & Processing, vol.

The Effect of New Modified Fatty Acid (CY-23) Collector on Chlorite/Hematite Separation

The protein sequence contained 4 protein kinase C phosphorylation sites, 3 casein kinase, phosphorylation sites, 3 N-myristoyl sites and 1 amidation site too.

Molecular Cloning and Expression of Taste Receptor Gene T2R1 of Obscure Puffer, Takifugu fasciatus