ABSTRACT

B Abbreviation for 1. amino acid asparagine or aspartic acid; 2. Bacillus; 3. 5-bromouracil or 5bromouridine; 4. chemical element boron.

β See beta. B1 Abbreviation for vitamin B1 (thiamine). B2 Abbreviation for vitamin B2 (riboflavin). B3 Abbreviation for vitamin B3 (nicotinic acid). B6 Abbreviation for vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). B7 Abbreviation for vitamin B7 (carnitine). B8 Abbreviation for vitamin B8 (adenosine phosphate). B9 Abbreviation for vitamin B9 (folic acid). B12 Abbreviation for vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin). B1, 2, 3, .... Referring to backcross generation, e.g., B1, the first backcross generation (mating of an individual with one of its parents or with an individual of the genotype identical to the parent); B2, the second backcross generation (mating of B1 individual with one of its parents or with an individual of the genotype identical to the parent). B663 A lipid soluble substituted phenazine used as an antileprosy drug (see also clofazimine). B Cell (B lymphocyte) Lymphocytes that are processed or derived from the Bursa of Fabaricius in avian species and from bone marrow in mammals.