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Biosynthesis
Biology; Biochemistry
The process by which a biological structure, especially a relatively simple structure, is formed by a sequence of enzymic reactions that starts from common metabolites or 'synthons', e.g. the ...
Low-angle scattering
Biology; Biochemistry
A technique for determination of the size of particles in solution. The intensity of scattered X-rays from irradiation of a particle, e.g. a ribosome or a virus, is related to its size. In a variant ...
Esterase
Biology; Biochemistry
An enzyme that hydrolyses esters; unless otherwise indicated, esters of carboxylic acids. The category includes the lipases, which, most generally defined, hydrolyze lipids; however, many lipases are ...
Charge
Biology; Biochemistry
In chemistry, the integral sum of positive and negative particles that make up a species, a cation if the charge is positive, an anion, if the charge is negative. In biochemistry, the loading of a ...
Cassette
Biology; Biochemistry
A DNA fragment that contains a non-coding sequence (for gene knock-out) or a mutated replacement of a normal gene, and flanked by sequences homologous to those flanking the normal gene. By homologous ...
Magnetic circular dichroism (MCD)
Biology; Biochemistry
A technique to characterise the electronic environment of a metal ion, especially in a metalloprotein. The circular dichroism (CD) spectrum of a sample is recorded in a magnetic field parallel to the ...
Random activation of gene expression (RAGE)
Biology; Biochemistry
A procedure for creating a genome-wide library of cDNAs by use of several insertion vectors, each containing a promoter sequence linked to an exon and followed by an unpaired splice site. ...
