What's the difference between cation and quat?

Cation


Definition:

  • (n.) An electro-positive substance, which in electro-decomposition is evolved at the cathode; -- opposed to anion.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The actions of the polyvalent cationic dye Ruthenium Red and the enzyme neuraminidase were studied at the frog neuromuscular junction.
  • (2) Interaction of viable macrophages with cationic particles at 37 degrees C resulted in their "internalization" within vesicles and coated pits and a closer apposition between many segments of plasmalemma than with neutral or anionic substances.
  • (3) On the other hand, the hydrophilic reagents, 1-ethyl-3-[3-(dimethylamino)-propyl]carbodiimide and N-ethoxycarbonyl-2-ethoxy-1,2-dihydroquinoline, did not affect organic cation transport.
  • (4) Kup is a separate K+ uptake system with relatively little discrimination in the transport of the cations K+, Rb+, and Cs+.
  • (5) To selectively stain polyanionic macromolecules of growth plate cartilage and to prevent artifacts induced by aqueous fixation, proximal tibial growth plates were excised from rats, slam-frozen, and freeze-substituted in 100% methanol containing the cationic dye Alcian blue.
  • (6) In general, enzyme activity was strongly reduced by heavy metal inorganic cations; less strongly by organometallic cations, some anions, and certain pesticides; and weakly inhibited by light metal cations and organometallic and organic compounds.
  • (7) Conflicting reports exist on the postprandial response of serum cationic trypsin like immunoreactivity (SCTLI).
  • (8) Frequent measurement of serum cation and appropriate replacement are recommended when high dose Cisplatin containing regimen is used in chemotherapy of neoplasms.
  • (9) Binding is inhibited by divalent and trivalent cations (Cd2+ and La3+ being most potent) and other calcium channel drugs (1,4 dihydropyridines, phenylalkylamines, benzothiazepines).
  • (10) The planar 7H-pyridocarbazole cations form stacks approximately parallel to b. Interactions between stacks occur by weak van der Waals forces.
  • (11) Bio-Rex 70, a carboxylic acid cation exchanger, is studied as a biological ion-exchanger resin model for cellular cytoplasm.
  • (12) 45Calcium has been used to compare the kinetics for the transport and bioaccumulation of this regulatory cation in keratinocyte cultures of a kindred with HPS (i.e., one HPS homozygote, one HPS obligate heterozygote, one normal family member, and healthy adult controls).
  • (13) Although GTP most potently inhibited [125I]beta h-endorphin binding in the presence of sodium, inhibition of [125I]beta h-endorphin binding by GTP was also observed in the presence of the monovalent cations lithium and potassium, but not the divalent cations magnesium, calcium, or manganese.
  • (14) The fungicidal activity of six rabbit neutrophil cationic peptides (NP) against resting (dormant) spores, preincubated (swollen) spores, and hyphae of Aspergillus fumigatus and Rhizopus oryzae was examined.
  • (15) No significant relationship was found between these urinary cations and blood pressure.
  • (16) Cation concentrations were determined in a stratified subsample (n = 89) of the study group.
  • (17) The cation leak identified in this manner is not prelytic, and it is fully reversible.
  • (18) Na+ could not be replaced for growth by any other cations or substances.
  • (19) When the concentration of Ca2+ in the medium was raised to 10 mM was the only extracellular divalent cation present, the depolarization in response to A23187 was increased to 11-8 mV.
  • (20) Mn2+ had dual effects, stimulating the ECP release in the absence of Mg2+ and Ca2+, and inhibiting the release in the presence of these cations.

Quat


Definition:

  • (n.) A pustule.
  • (n.) An annoying, worthless person.
  • (v. t.) To satiate; to satisfy.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The results show sustained brain levels of E2-Quat and prolonged half-life in brain compared to six peripheral tissues measured.
  • (2) The quaternaries present in organoclays (e.g., BENTONE type products) can also be identified by prior destruction of the silicate with hydrofluoric acid followed by chromatography of the residual quat fluorides.
  • (3) A reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method is presented for the analysis of E2-CDS and its oxidized quaternary metabolite (E2-Quat) in biological fluids or tissues.
  • (4) This surface complexation reaction was studied in detail by using a spin-labelled quat of intermediate allergenicity.
  • (5) The only exception was a Quat which did not disinfect fully even after 18 hours application.
  • (6) Two of the quats tested were found to be strong allergens which was due to stable association with membrane lipids at the surface of epidermal cells.
  • (7) A homologous series of eight quaternary ammonium salts (quats) were used as complex cations in a survey of contact hypersensitivity in guinea pigs.
  • (8) Mixtures of aliphatic and aromatic "quats" can be qualitatively identified in a one step chromatographic run.
  • (9) The effects of 26 different cosmetic ingredients (e.g., permanent wave and hair dye compounds, emulsifiers, resins, and detergents such as quats) were assessed by four end points indicative for qualitatively and quantitatively different cytotoxicity: (1) neutral red uptake reduction after 24 h of treatment (NR-90 and NR-50); (2) cell detachment from culture dish after 4 h of treatment (CD-25); (3) growth inhibition after 48 h of treatment (GI-50); and (4) membrane permeability measured by fluorescent dye retention (fluorescence shift FS-25) and dye exclusion (viability ratio VR-25).
  • (10) Previous work has indicated that a modified Quate-Lemons scanning acoustic microscope (SAM) is capable of measuring the acoustic propagation properties of sections of biological tissue.
  • (11) As the tiny ferry pushed through the waves and mist, marketing officer Amanda Anderson was busy on the phone to Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons , which has added it to its daily breakfast menu.