(n.) A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, smooth, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple.
Example Sentences:
(1) Some insight into the contribution of the protein could be gained from comparison of TYMV and eggplant mosaic virus (EMV), a virus similar to TYMV although its top component contains low molecular mass RNA's able to bind various amino acids.
(2) A trypsin inhibitor was extracted from eggplant exocarps with several buffers.
(3) We isolated eight avirulent mutants after screening 6,000 kanamycin-resistant transconjugants by inoculating eggplant (Solanum melongena L. cv.
(4) The belladonna mottle virus is more closely related to eggplant mosaic virus than to turnip yellow mosaic virus, the type member of this group, as evident from the sequence homologies of 57 and 32%, respectively.
(5) At the heart of the operation are two sprawling rooftop greenhouses — currently totaling 1.75 acres — that produce a range of vegetables: greens and herbs, peppers and eggplants.
(6) In the present study, we separated and partially purified brown substances from eggplants and examined their inhibitory action on trypsin activity.
(7) The reactive site peptide bond of the eggplant inhibitor against trypsin [EC 3.4.21.4] was identified by chemical modifications with 1,2-cyclohexanedione, 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid, acetic anhydride and glyoxal, and by sequential treatments with trypsin and carboxypeptidase B [EC 3.4.12.3].
(8) At the top of the menu: potato and eggplant salad with arugula and onion seed vinaigrette and red lentil soup.
(9) A few days later, three farmers’ market sheds decorated with colorful paintings of strawberries and eggplants were placed, unannounced, at the end of the one-way roundabout, physically tracing the city limits in all their glorious quaintness, and once more taking up the full width of the street.
(10) Lufa Farms, Montreal, Canada Lufa Farms has two sprawling rooftop greenhouses that produce greens, herbs, peppers and eggplants, which it delivers to approximately 4,000 customers each week.
(11) A third article, in the Dhaka Tribune , claimed that Helena Paul – which it described as a "London-based importer of vegetables" – had written to the government in December to "warn that the European Union would stop vegetable imports if any such genetically-modified eggplant is detected in a consignment."
(12) The sequence of the RNA genome of an isolate of eggplant mosaic tymovirus from Trinidad (EMV-Trin) has been determined.
(13) Photograph: Kate Berry A handful of vegetables, early garlic, eggplant, zucchini, onion and pasata make a simple veg stew; add some fresh-cut parsley to a generous serving of couscous and you’ll soon see a happy man.
(14) Lipoxygenase activity in three cultivars (purple, green, and white) of eggplant, Solanum melongena, were compared.
(15) I had such a moment when I attended a barbecue at my parents' house on a late spring afternoon, the backyard full of the smell of charred meat, the perfume of roasted capsicum and eggplant.
(16) The chymotryptic peptides were aligned by overlapping sequences of tryptic peptides and by homology with another tymovirus, eggplant mosaic virus.
(17) We have mainly studied eggplant mosaic virus which presents two types of particles.
(18) For Abdel Aziz, a 45-year-old farmer, Ethiopia's plans mean that his extended family of 28, which supports itself on a 10th-of-a-hectare plot of corn, okra and eggplant fields, may go hungry.
(19) The enzyme from eggplant is maximally active at a substrate concentration of 0.15 mM acetylthiocholine and is inhibited at higher substrate concentrations.
(20) The trypsin inhibitor in eggplant, Solanum melongena L., was isolated and purified by the improved method with the techniques of dialysis using acetylated cellulose tube and ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sephadex.
Midnight
Definition:
(n.) The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
(a.) Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night; as, midnight studies; midnight gloom.
Example Sentences:
(1) In each instance, dexamethasone was given at midnight and the plasma ACTH concentration was determined at 9:00 a.m. on the day before and after administration of the dexamethasone.
(2) The vitamin A and test meals were given at noon (4 h after a standard breakfast), and blood was obtained hourly from noon to midnight for measurement of plasma glucose, insulin, triglyceride (TG), and cholesterol concentrations; concentrations of TG and cholesterol in Sverdberg floatation (Sf) unit above 400 and Sf 20-400 lipoproteins; retinyl ester concentration in plasma; and both Sf more than 400 and Sf 20-400 lipoproteins.
(3) A deadline for bids had been set for the previous midnight, but East chose to ignore it.
(4) The 24-hr pattern in hypothalamic melatonin was the inverse of that in the pineal, with the levels at noon higher than those at midnight.
(5) The results show that density of pineal beta adrenoceptors was relatively constant between midnight and 18.00 h and became significantly higher between 18.00 and 20.00 h as measured by ligand saturation binding experiments using (125-I) iodocyanopindolol.
(6) The article was further amended on 9 October 2012 to correct an editing error that attributed a quote saying that the film of Midnight's Children "slathers on the chutney" to its director, rather than to the Press Trust of India.
(7) Duty on beer, wine and spirits will increase as planned from midnight Sunday • Tobacco duty will rise immediately by 1% above inflation this year, then 2% • Increase in fuel duty to be staged.
(8) The president of Mali , Ibrahim Boubacar Këita, speaking on national television late on Friday evening, declared a national state of emergency effective from midnight.
(9) This doubling effect of the drug on enzyme activity was observed during the basal period, as well as at midnight, when it is maximal in the diurnal rhythm.
(10) In New York, the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), whose mission is to monitor a 1974 disengagement in the Golan Heights between Israel and Syria , reported that shortly after midnight local time, during a ceasefire agreed with the armed elements, all 40 Filipino peacekeepers left their position and "arrived in a safe location one hour later."
(11) Government surveillance programs didn’t totally go dark at midnight on Monday – they just have fewer tools at their disposal.
(12) Scores of Jordanians, infuriated by Kasasbeh’s killing, gathered at midnight in a main square in Amman calling for revenge and her quick execution.
(13) A double-blind randomized study to compare the plasma cortisol values at both 9.00 a.m. and 12 midnight following topical application fo 10 g daily for 7 days of either diflucortolone valerate 0.3% (Nerisone Forte) ointment or clobetasol propionate 0.05% (Dermovate) ointment in 20 hospital inpatients suffering from severe psoriasis, showed that clinically both compounds behaved as potent, highly active topical preparations and caused rapid clinical improvement.
(14) The channel's all-day audience share (6am to midnight) was 21.5%, a loss of about 1% of viewers compared with 2008.
(15) On the first night, only a control procedure was performed (blood sampling only); on the second night, hypoglycemia was prevented (by intravenous glucose infusion, if necessary, to keep plasma glucose levels above 100 mg per deciliter [5.6 mmol per liter]); and on the third night, hypoglycemia was induced (by stepped intravenous insulin infusions between midnight and 4 a.m. to keep plasma glucose levels below 50 mg per deciliter [2.8 mmol per liter]).
(16) The circadian rhythm observed in patients with intermittent claudication has early evening peaks and a nocturnal trough with a nadir occurring after midnight and before 0400.
(17) The entry pattern was more uniform than the exit which showed two distinct peaks around sunset and after midnight.
(18) By random assignment, the nurses read one of four versions of the rape which varied in terms of whether or not the victim locked her car door (carelessness manipulation) and time of attack (5:00 p.m. or midnight).
(19) 11.47pm GMT New England Here's an expert view of the Revs from one of our weekly experts , MB Carradine , of the Midnight Riders : No one projected the Revolution would finish 3rd in the East, and rightfully so.
(20) Penetration of merozoites of P. c. chabaudi is predominant at midnight when rodents are maintained with a normal circadian rhythm (light from 8 am to 8 pm) and predominant at noon when the rhythm of the host is inverted (light from 8 pm to 8 am).