See Also: specific capsular substance(medicine)
Soluble specific substance(medicine)
site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (adenine-specific)(medicine)
site-specific DNA methyltransferase (cytosine-specific)(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
capsular(medicine)
capsular cataract(medicine)
capsular glaucoma(medicine)
capsular ligament(medicine)
capsular space(medicine)

thiosaemicarbazone (medicine) and specific capsular substance (medicine)


thiosaemicarbazone (medicine)


thiosaemicarbazone


1. A compound containing the thiosaemicarbazide radical, ==N-NH-C(S)-NH2.

2. One of a group of tuberculostatic drugs that includes thiosaemicarbazide, benzaldehyde thiosaemicarbazone, and 4-aminoacetylbenzaldehyde thiosaemicarbazone.


specific capsular substance (medicine)


specific capsular substance


A soluble type-specific polysaccharide produced during active growth of virulent pneumococci composing a large part of the capsule.

Synonym: pneumococcal polysaccharide, soluble specific substance, specific soluble polysaccharide, specific soluble sugar.