Biochemistry

Biochemistry

The scientific study of the chemistry of living matter.

Contributors in Biochemistry

Biochemistry

The hypothesis that the lower incidence of heart disease in Mediterranean countries is due to ingestion of constituents of red wine, possibly flavinoids, that act to inhibit oxidation of low-density ...

Decorated thin filament

Biology; Biochemistry

A thin filament of muscle, i.e. F-actin, to which are attached globular heads. The S1 fragments of myosin resemble in electron micrographs a string with attached arrowheads, all angled towards one ...

Xenopus oocyte

Biology; Biochemistry

An egg of the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis; a favoured heterologous expression system that, because of its large size, can be microinjected with cDNA or mRNA and monitored for synthesis of a ...

Lysosomal storage disease

Biology; Biochemistry

A hereditary deficiency of one of the lysosomal enzymes involved in turnover of cellular components. An inability to degrade a substance often leads to the engorgement of the lysosomes with the ...

Striated muscle

Biology; Biochemistry

Muscle that on microscopic examination shows a banding pattern that is due to the regular spacing of areas of overlap of thick and thin filaments within each sarcomere; includes skeletal muscle and ...

Gatekeeper protein

Biology; Biochemistry

A protein that monitors transfer of a protein from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi apparatus and prevents transfer of newly synthesised proteins with inappropriate conformations or with ...

Amphitropic

Biology; Biochemistry

Having an affinity for both lipid and aqueous environments, e.g. a membrane-associated protein that has domains that are embedded in the membrane and others that extend into the cytoplasm or the ...