(n.) A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the Naja haje. The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents, esp. to Vipera aspis of southern Europe. See Haje.
(n.) One of several species of poplar bearing this name, especially the Populus tremula, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air.
Example Sentences:
(1) We have named them bombolitin I (Ile-Lys-Ile-Thr-Thr-Met-Leu-Ala-Lys-Leu-Gly-Lys-Val-Leu-Ala-His-Val-NH2 ), bombolitin II (Ser-Lys-Ile-Thr-Asp-Ile-Leu-Ala-Lys-Leu-Gly-Lys-Val-Leu-Ala-His-Val-NH2 ), bombolitin III (Ile-Lys-Ile-Met-Asp-Ile-Leu-Ala-Lys-Leu-Gly-Lys-Val-Leu-Ala-His-Val-NH2 ), bombolitin IV (Ile-Asn-Ile-Lys-Asp-Ile-Leu-Ala-Lys-Leu-Val-Lys-Val-Leu-Gly-His-Val-NH2 ), and bombolitin V (Ile-Asn-Val-Leu-Gly-Ile-Leu-Gly-Leu-Leu-Gly-Lys-Ala-Leu-Ser-His-Leu-NH2 ).
(2) As a control, the introduction of the modification Glu78----Asp in a region of the domain not believed to be involved in calcium binding had very little effect on the Kd for calcium (Kd = 2.6 mM, I = 0.15).
(3) The primary sequence of decorsin indicates that the protein is 39 amino acids long and contains 6 cysteine and 6 proline residues, as well as the sequence Arg-Gly-Asp, (RGD), a proposed recognition site of many adhesion proteins.
(4) In addition, the trends in the three sets of data for the catalytic subunit indicate that ionic bonds are involved in binding PALA to the active site, and that non-productive binding by L-Asp is negligible under these experimental conditions.
(5) Comparison of the human and mouse repeats revealed a highly conserved Glu-Asp core in each unit, implicating the functional significance of this motif.
(6) The amino terminal amino acid sequences of the subunits alpha, beta and gamma were Ser-Phe-Asp-Met-, Met-Val-Pro-Gly- and Met-Arg-Leu-Thr-, respectively.
(7) The study of the drugs effective in the treatment of cognitive deficits and memory loss associated with senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type--tacrine and amiridin, acetylcholinesterase inhibitor physostigmine and nootrop piracetam on uptake of 3H-serotonin (3H-5-HT), 3H-adrenaline (3H-AD), 3H-noradrenaline (3H-HA), 2H-dopamine (3H-DA), 3H-gamma-aminobutyric acid (3H-GABA), 3H-glutamic acid (3H-GLU), 3H-aspartic acid (3H-ASP) and 3H-glycine (3H-GLI) showed that tacrine and amiridin (5 x 10(-5) M) statistically significantly (P less than 0.05) inhibited the uptake of 3H-DA and 3H-5-HT.
(8) The present study proves that the hydrogen bond between Tyr-42 alpha and Asp-99 beta plays a key role in stabilizing the deoxy T structure and consequently in co-operative oxygen binding.
(9) The importance of the ionic interaction due to the formation of the salt bridge between the Asp-27 and the pteridine ring in Escherichia coli dihydrofolate reductase-methotrexate complex has been studied by using the free-energy perturbation method.
(10) The effect of the administration of a rabbit anti-substance P serum (ASPS) was studied in rats receiving an acute injection of ethanol.
(11) The active-site aspartic acid residue, Asp-362, of Escherichia coli citrate synthase was changed by site-directed mutagenesis to Glu-362, Asn-362 or Gly-362.
(12) The replacements for Glu-43 (Asp, Gln, Asn, Ser, and Ala) both decreased the catalytic efficiency and changed the one- and two-dimensional NMR spectral properties of the mutant enzymes.
(13) These data definitely show the myogenic character and rhabdomyoblastic differentiation of ASPS.
(14) A detergent-soluble fraction of ASP given with the adjuvant provided 87.2% protection (group III), whilst non-specific vaccination with serum proteins plus Be(OH)2 elicited 99% protection (group IV).
(15) Only sections from rats with injections of WGAapoHRP-Au were processed for Asp immunostaining.
(16) Conversion of Cys148 to Asp, Gly, or Ser decreases CH activity at least 10(5)-fold, consistent with a nucleophilic role for Cys148 (analogous to the catalytic Cys residue in TS).
(17) The second gene of this pair, tDNA(Asp), is totally dependent on the first gene, tDNA(Arg), and its promoter components, for homologous in vitro transcription.
(18) The long in vivo half-life and high selectivity for peripheral CCK receptors make ASP suitable for investigations on the physiological and pharmacological actions of CCK.
(19) In contrast, the inactive mutant subunit in which Gly-128 was replaced by Asp exhibited a spectrum virtually identical to that of the wild-type protein.
(20) Thus, specific 125I-fibronectin binding was inhibited by excess unlabeled fibrinogen or fibronectin, the anti-GP IIb-IIIa monoclonal antibody 10E5, the decapeptide from the carboxyl terminus of the fibrinogen gamma-chain, and the tetrapeptide Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser from the cell-binding domain of fibronectin.
Aspic
Definition:
(n.) The venomous asp.
(n.) A piece of ordnance carrying a 12 pound shot.
(n.) A European species of lavender (Lavandula spica), which produces a volatile oil. See Spike.
(n.) A savory meat jelly containing portions of fowl, game, fish, hard boiled eggs, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) First-past-the-post seemed to freeze the old system in aspic.
(2) "Radio 4 is a national treasure but it is not one set in aspic," said Liddiment, adding that he was not asking for radical changes to the station's output.
(3) That's a recipe for everything left in aspic, whatever the cost.
(4) I think that he got it just about right, but nothing is preserved in aspic.
(5) Aspic makes a comeback, enclosing diced vegetables and a soft-boiled egg, quickly heated beforehand, or wild mushrooms with foie gras mousse.
(6) For the Monarch flights, foie gras was cut into sausage shapes, decorated, put in the freezer, then I’d pour hot aspic over them.
(7) In fact I rather hope it will, for the loyal and the new audience share one thing in common – their belief that personal tastes and canons of music don’t exist in aspic.
(8) The dominating vehicle of botulism was in 61% of the notified cases a home-prepared food; usually a galantine, aspic, liver paste, pork with vegetables, and smoked pork.
(9) I don't believe in preserving London's skyline in aspic but I do think the fact that London is a predominantly low-rise city is a great asset - it feels open and human.
(10) It's been frozen in aspic for too long … You'll see the edges of Shoreditch creeping into EastEnders .
(11) First, can it face down the forces of conservatism on the left, in unions and in the media who believe the public sector should be preserved in aspic?
(12) A factor X activator was isolated from the venom of Vipera aspis aspis (Aspic viper) by gel filtration and ion-exchange chromatography.
(13) It's been frozen in aspic for too long," Treadwell-Collins told the latest issue of Radio Times.
(14) Seventy years on, we should celebrate Beveridge's vision and laud the Labour ministers who enacted his proposals – not by asking how we freeze today's welfare state in aspic, but, instead, how we become the radical reformers once again.
(15) So we see the life in these letters unfold as if preserved in the emotional equivalent of aspic, the juvenile tones emerging at the most unlikely moments.
(16) The whole thing looks like a plate of Nan’s jellied meats in aspic, the outer reaches wobbling about gleefully while the insides remain solid.
(17) egg, cream, rice, cold meat, seafood, aspic and mayonnaise.
(18) Labour politicians and campaigners have condemned the head of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council for suggesting that public libraries are primarily used by the white middle classes The controversial comments were made by Roy Clare, the council's chief executive, who argued that the service should not be preserved in "aspic".
(19) He reiterated the Conservative party's view that using a portion of the BBC's licence fee to "prop up regional news simply casts a failed regional TV model in aspic".
(20) "We shouldn't take a particular version of the family institution, such as the 1950s model, and try and preserve it in aspic," he said.