(n.) A small European minnow (Leuciscus phoxinus).
Example Sentences:
(1) The inhibitors tested in order of their decreasing effectiveness were alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor (alpha-1-antitrypsin), lima bean trypsin inhibitor, soybean trypsin inhibitor, Bowman-Birk (soybean) inhibitor, Kunitz pancreatic trypsin inhibitor, porcine Kazal inhibitor, and chicken ovomucoid.
(2) A bicyclic hexadecapeptide, which corresponds to the sequence 36-51 and contains the chymotrypsin-reactive Leu-43-Ser-44 bond of soybean Bowman-Birk inhibitor, has been synthesized.
(3) Fifty-five 7-week-old male mice were randomized into 11 groups and gavaged 5 days per week with purified Bowman-Birk inhibitor, Bowman-Birk inhibitor concentrate, and autoclaved Bowman-Birk inhibitor concentrate.
(4) The established sequence showed that RBTI is composed of 4 domains, domains I and III, and domains II and IV being homologous to the first and the second domains of soybean Bowman-Birk inhibitor, respectively, indicating that RBTI has a duplicated structure of the Bowman-Birk type inhibitor.
(5) There are regions of high conservation and high divergence within the 5' leader, mature protein and 3' non-coding regions of the Bowman-Birk inhibitors and in the genes which encode them in different members of this family within the Leguminosae.
(6) Therefore, R-BIRK functions as a basal-state enzyme and can be stimulated in an insulin-like manner.
(7) Inhibitor C-II was found to be homologous with soybean (Glycine max) Bowman-Birk inhibitor and more closely related to an inhibitor from garden beans (Phaseolus vulgaris).
(8) The structure determination and refinement are described, and the structure is compared to other structures of Bowman-Birk inhibitors as well as other families of serine protease inhibitors.
(9) The three-dimensional structure of the Bowman-Birk type proteinase inhibitor (PI-II) has been determined by x-ray crystallography and refined at 2.5-A resolution.
(10) Previous studies have demonstrated that the soybean-derived Bowman-Birk protease inhibitor (BBI) is effective as a cancer chemopreventive agent in several animal model systems.
(11) The trypsin-chymotrypsin inhibitors from dog submandibular glands, from soybeans (Bowman-Birk) and from chickpeas show strong interaction with these proteases (Ki = 10(-8) - 10(-9)M).
(12) Birke and Sadler (1983) showed that not only perinatal androgens but also progestogens such as medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) affect (in this case: demasculinize) the play behavior of both sexes in the rat.
(13) The effect of pH and temperature on the apparent association equilibrium constant (Ka) for the binding of the soybean Bowman-Birk proteinase inhibitor (BBI) and of its chymotrypsin and trypsin inhibiting fragments (F-C(p), F-T(p) and F-T(t), respectively) to bovine alpha-chymotrypsin (alpha-chymotrypsin) and bovine beta-trypsin (beta-trypsin) has been investigated.
(14) In the assay of two soybean trypsin inhibitors, the Kunitz and the Bowman-Birk inhibitors, two procedures were used: the current procedure in which the substrate is added last (the S-last test), after inhibitor is mixed with enzyme, and a new procedure in which the enzyme is added last (the E-last test), after inhibitor is mixed with substrate.
(15) The results for the total-body-irradiated mice receiving Bowman-Birk inhibitor concentrate suggested an effect midway between these two groups.
(16) ATI is the first Bowman-Birk inhibitor that has been found in leaves and is the only member of this family known to be regulated by wounding.
(17) The enzyme is strongly inhibited by aprotinin, diisopropylfluorophosphate, antipain, leupeptin, and Kunitz-type soybean trypsin inhibitor, but inhibited only slightly by Bowman-Birk soybean trypsin inhibitor, benzamidine, and alpha 1-antitrypsin.
(18) Emma Birks, 36, was a volunteer co-ordinator at a worker's co-operative in Birmingham before deciding to go travelling in south-east Asia.
(19) This intracellular protease was inhibited by the soybean-derived Bowman-Birk inhibitor (BBI), chymostatin, and L-1-tosylamido-2-phenylethyl chloromethyl ketone, all of which have anticarcinogenic activity, but was unaffected by soybean trypsin inhibitor, which lacks anticarcinogenic activity.
(20) The soybean-derived Bowman-Birk inhibitor (BBI) has been shown to inhibit carcinogenesis in both in vitro and in vivo model systems.
Dirk
Definition:
(n.) A kind of dagger or poniard; -- formerly much used by the Scottish Highlander.
(v. t.) To stab with a dirk.
(a.) Dark.
(v. t.) To darken.
Example Sentences:
(1) When Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals , a series where James made a habit of disappearing in the fourth quarter, it somehow felt like an underdog victory (because nothing screams "true underdogs" like a Dallas-based team bankrolled by a billionaire mogul ).
(2) Look back 25 years | Dirk Laabs Read more A few ruins away, near the remains of the throne room, 18-year-old Berliner, Sarah Akopova, is also sympathetic.
(3) His Scottish accent was only fleetingly used, something kept up his sleeve, as he said, "like a dirk for tight corners".
(4) This time from Mike Wilner: Dirk Kuyt as James Brown?
(5) The magnificent bronze Beaune Dirk is a princely dagger, but could not have been intended for practical use: the blade was never sharpened, nor the end drilled to attach a wooden hilt.
(6) There were isolated portrayals of gay, lesbian and bisexual characters, but you had to look for them – Dirk Bogarde's 1961 film Victim, about a barrister taking on blackmailers; John Hurt as The Naked Civil Servant in 1975; and an episode of Crown Court a year later, about a gay transvestite entrapped by a policeman.
(7) The argument had validity, with Mascherano, Dirk Kuyt and Albert Riera all way below recent standards, but it was also a poor reflection on a squad Benítez has labelled the strongest of his Anfield reign.
(8) Teams: Netherlands: 1-Maarten Stekelenburg; 2-Gregory van der Wiel, 3-John Heitinga, 4-Joris Mathijsen, 5-Giovanni van Bronckhorst, 7-Dirk Kuyt, 6-Mark van Bommel, 10-Wesley Sneijder, 8-Nigel de Jong, 23-Rafael van der Vaart, 9-Robin van Persie.
(9) My head hurts after watching Dirk Kuyt hit Row Z with his crosses last night.
(10) Netherlands: 1-Maarten Stekelenburg; 12-Khalid Boulahrouz, 3-John Heitinga, 4-Joris Mathijsen, 5-Giovanni van Bronckhorst; 7-Dirk Kuyt, 6-Mark van Bommel, 10-Wesley Sneijder, 14-Demy de Zeeuw, 11-Arjen Robben; 9-Robin van Persie.
(11) Early in the game, he had to make a double block at the feet of Benayoun and then Dirk Kuyt.
(12) Impassioned shouty pointy Arsenal man, Romelu Lukaku's hotel japes and Jonathan de Guzman giving Dirk Kuyt a very black eye are all part of this week's Classic YouTube .
(13) Only if it's scored from a total combined distance of three-and-a-half yards, for quintessential Dirkness.
(14) Brandon Belt then drives Pence in with a triple that bounces away from Andy Dirks in the outfield.
(15) The German development minister, Dirk Niebel, who was in Kabul for talks with Afghan officials, said the security situation was "tense" on Monday.
(16) Western Conference LaMarcus Aldridge, Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers); DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings); James Harden, Dwight Howard (Houston Rockets); Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks), Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs); Mike Conley (Memphis Grizzlies); Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans): Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors).
(17) Dirk Kuyt last night hailed Holland's achievement in reaching the World Cup final after 32 years as "unreal" but urged his team-mates not to squander the opportunity to claim the trophy for the first time in the country's history.
(18) Diaw hit from long range over Dirk Nowitzki at the top of the key for a 90-87 lead.
(19) 6.23pm BST 62 mins "Dirk Kuyt is surely Nickelback" says James Gerard.
(20) Tennis Vlaanderen president Dirk de Maeseneer said in a statement: “Ghent will fully support the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final.