(n.) The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.
Example Sentences:
(1) Further study both of the signaling events that lead to MPF activation and of the substrates for phosphorylation by MPF should lead to a comprehensive understanding of the biochemistry of cell division.
(2) Recently, we have designed a series of simplified artificial signal sequences and have shown that a proline residue in the signal sequence plays an important role in the secretion of human lysozyme in yeast, presumably by altering the conformation of the signal sequence [Yamamoto, Y., Taniyama, Y., & Kikuchi, M. (1989) Biochemistry 28, 2728-2732].
(3) With the successful culture of these tissues, their development, biochemistry, and physiology, potentially of great importance in understanding early vertebrate evolution, can be better understood.
(4) Silufol plates can be used for the control of the production of vitamins, their analysis in varying biological objects, as well as in biochemistry, medicine and pharmaceutics.
(5) The human P-450 1 is 82% homologous to the s-mephenytoin 4-hydroxylase (Umbenhauer, D. R., Martin, M. V., Lloyd, R. S., and Guengerich, F. P. (1987) Biochemistry 26, 1094-1099).
(6) This review of androgenetic alopecia (AA) in women provides a summary of hair physiology and biochemistry, a general discussion of AA, and a brief description of other types of hair loss in women.
(7) Air-regenerated monomers of bovine seminal ribonuclease have been found capable of reassociating into native dimers, whereas monomers refolded in the presence of a glutathione redox mixture do not reassociate into dimers [Smith, K. G., D'Alessio, G. and Schaffer, S. W. (1978) Biochemistry 17, 2633-2638].
(8) Protons and divalent cations show synergistic effects on the destabilization of liposomes composed of unsaturated phosphatidylethanolamine and oleic acid (Düzgünes et al., Biochemistry (1985) 24, 3091).
(9) The availability of monoclonal antibodies against various viral components, either internal nucleoproteins or membrane proteins, has greatly advanced our understanding of the biochemistry of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
(10) The purpose of this study was to determine whether a chronic swimming program could reverse the decreased cardiac function and altered myosin biochemistry found in hearts of rats with established renal hypertension.
(11) Analysis with the protein spectra basis sets (Provencher, S.W., Glöckner, J. Biochemistry 20:33-37, 1981) as modified (Manavalan, P., Johnson, W.C., Jr. Anal.
(12) The clinician, the orthodontist, the functional orthopedist or the functional orthodontist are fundamentally dependent on their knowledge about biophysics, biochemistry and mainly physiology.
(13) (1986) Biochemistry 25, 7155-7162), has little effect on the E1 in equilibrium E2 transitions induced by Na+, K+, Mg2+ Pi or Mg2+.
(14) These unique properties cannot be interpreted by the reaction mechanism that Huber and Thompson proposed: (1973) Biochemistry 12, 4011-4020.
(15) Comparison of the deduced enzyme protomer sequence (Mr 74,355) with that of the E. coli methionyl-tRNA synthetase protomer (Mr 76,124) revealed a relatively low level (32%) of identities, although both enzymes have very similar biochemical properties (Kalogerakos, T., Dessen, P., Fayat, G. and Blanquet, S. (1980) Biochemistry 19, 3712-3723).
(16) These studies indicate that glucocorticoids can alter the morphology and biochemistry of cultured endothelial cells and may have implications for the effects of steroids in the treatment of thrombocytopenic states and vascular disorders in man.
(17) The following consequences can be drawn for the taxonomy and biochemistry of the tested organisms: e) The species status of M. gastri should be annuled.
(18) This is consistent with and confirms our previous finding [Weber, A., Northrop, J., Bishop, M. F., Ferrone, F. A., & Mooseker, M. S. (1987) Biochemistry (preceding paper in the issue)] that at an actin-villin ratio of 3 a significant fraction of the villin is free and that a series of steady states exist between villin-actin complexes of increasing size and G-actin.
(19) These proteins attract much attention due to both their functions in situ and their potential as laboratory tools in glycoconjugate research in areas like biochemistry or histology.
(20) The physiology, cell biology, biochemistry, and endocrinologic regulation of induced osteogenesis are areas of active investigation.
Phytochemistry
Definition:
(n.) Chemistry in its relation to vegetable bodies; vegetable chemistry.
Example Sentences:
(1) Clinical features, botany, phytochemistry, patch testing and ecology of Compositae and Frullania (liverwort) allergic contact phytodermatitis are discussed.
(2) A protein stimulating RNA polymerase activity that has been isolated and partially characterized previously (Walerych, W., Fabisz-Kijowska, A. et al., 1982, Phytochemistry, 21, 1495-1507) was subjected to investigations on its possible involvement in transcription process.
(3) having activity analogous to the 7-alkylamino-3-methylpyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidines (Hecht, S. M., 2068-2610; Skoog, F., Schmitz, R.Y., Hecht, S.M., and Bock, R. M. (1973) Phytochemistry 12, 25-37).
(4) (1977) Phytochemistry 16, 503-504) and are partly degraded at the acceptor terminus (Dziegielewski, T. and Pawełkiewicz, J.
(5) Their level and relative ratios change during germination (Augustyniak & Pawełkiewicz, 1978, Phytochemistry, 17, 15-18).
(6) In earlier studies [G. Hrazdina, G. J. Wagner, and H. W. Siegelman (1978) Phytochemistry 17, 53-56; G. J. Wagner and G. Hrazdina (1984) Plant Physiol.
(7) The aim of this article is to trace some features of the historical development of phytochemistry.
(8) (1984) Phytochemistry 23, 2431-2433) was partially purified with a six-step purification procedure following extraction.
(10) The phytochemistry and psychopharmacology of tobacco are well documented and there can be little doubt that this herb may produce toxic effects, when it is taken in the form of a clyster.
(11) The phytochemistry of the medicinal plants was determined from published research, and the likelihood of successful treatment of diseases was assessed by determining the known pharmacological actions of the plant constituents.
(12) The ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology and phytochemistry of the Thymelaeaceae are reviewed.
(13) Aza derivatives of these decalines (A. Rahier et al., Phytochemistry, in press), which were aimed to mimic the C-8 carbocationic intermediate occurring during later steps of the 2,3-oxidosqualene cyclization did not inhibit the cyclases.
(14) Using available information on the toxicity, phytochemistry, ethnomedical uses and geographic distribution of plants, potentially suitable species are identified for the control of intermediate hosts of schistosomiasis in Ethiopia's lowlands where endod (Phytolacca dodecandra) is not available.
(15) Results from this study suggest that functional phytochemistry based on ethnobotanical experience could lead to development of new and effective drugs from Chinese medicine.
(16) Brief descriptions of the botany, phytochemistry and reputed biological effects are provided.
(17) The article analyses the contributions to phytochemistry by the professors E. Schmidt (1845-1921), H. Thomas (1859-1931), H. Beckurts (1855-1929) and their research schools as well as those of K. Polstorff (1846-1911) and m. Scholtz (1861-1919).