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Definition of Imidazole
1. Noun. An organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor.
Definition of Imidazole
1. Noun. (organic compound) A heterocyclic organic compound containing two nitrogen atoms separated by a carbon atom in a five-membered ring, called ''1,3-diazole'' in w:IUPAC nomenclature. ¹
2. Noun. (organic compound) A group of compounds containing that structure. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Imidazole
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Imidazole
1. 1,3-Diazole; 1,3-diaza-2,4-cyclopentadiene;a five-membered heterocyclic compound occurring in l-histidine and other biologically important compounds. Imidazole alkaloids, alkaloids containing one or more imidazole moieties as part of its structure (e.g., pilocarpine). (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Imidazole
Literary usage of Imidazole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1910)
"It will be noted that histidine is an imidazole derivative, a fact that is
particularly significant if we recall that Pinner long ago ..."
2. The Chemical Constitution of the Proteins by Robert Henry Aders Plimmer (1908)
"Fränkel urged certain objections against the presence of an imidazole ring in
histidine, but Knoop and Windaus showed that these did not hold good. ..."
3. Text-book of Physiological Chemistry in Thirty Lectures by Emil Abderhalden (1908)
"imidazole possesses the property of reacting with diazo-benzene chloride, forming
a red, crystalline • • i'j'-t, which is (n) diazo-benzene-imidazole. ..."
4. Physiological Chemistry: A Text-book and Manual for Students by Albert Prescott Mathews (1915)
"The chemical nature of secretin is still unknown. An acid extract of the mucosa
contains, according to Dale, ß -imidazole-ethyl amine, a substance derived ..."
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