(n.) The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See Alpha.
(n.) The last; the end; hence, death.
Example Sentences:
(1) Core enzyme, lacking omega subunit, catalyzed this reaction at a rate less than 1% that of holoenzyme.
(2) Pretreatment of cells with maitotoxin did not modify 125I-omega-conotoxin and [3H]PN 200-110 binding to PC12 membranes.
(3) omega-Conotoxin GVIA is a peptide purified from the venom of the marine snail, Conus geographus, that specifically blocks voltage-sensitive calcium channels in neurons.
(4) The percentage of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, i.e., eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5) and docosahexaenoic acid (22:6) was significantly low in United States inlanders with a high coronary heart disease morbidity compared with both populations in Japan with low morbidity.
(5) With various high-fat diets, a high correlation was found (r = 0.81) between peroxisomal beta-oxidation of palmitoyl-CoA and microsomal omega-oxidation of lauric acid.
(6) Interest in the antithrombotic potential of diets enriched with fish oil-derived polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 PUFAs) prompted us to examine how these fatty acids, when taken preoperatively, affect hemostasis, plasma lipid levels, and production of prostacyclin (PGI2) by vascular tissues in atherosclerotic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
(7) Cytochrome P-450 IVA1 (or a very closely related isoenzyme in the same gene family) was a major constitutive haemoprotein in rat kidney microsomes and actively supported the omega-hydroxylation of lauric acid.
(8) omega-Conotoxin (0.1 microM), a potent blocker of N-type voltage-sensitive calcium channels, reduced by 50-70% the evoked release of both peptides.
(9) The distribution and lateral mobility of VDCCs on CA1 hippocampal neurons have been determined with biologically active fluorescent and biotinylated derivatives of the selective probe omega-conotoxin in conjunction with circular dityndallism, digital fluorescence imaging, and photobleach recovery microscopy.
(10) The results suggest that one or more soluble components play a role in the microsomal omega-hydroxylation of fatty acids.
(11) We also calculated the percentage of total TG, TG-esterified 18:1 and TG-esterified 22:6 omega 3 that were secreted relative to the total accumulation (intra + extracellular TG).
(12) Both metabolites results from omega (omega1, omega2) oxidation of VPA, 5-OH-VPA only occurring in serum of mice, and 4-OH-VPA in serum of mice and humans.
(13) The linear, nonbranched segments of the omega-cyclohexyl chains in 13cyPC are closely packed with the all-trans methylene zig-zag planes oriented parallel to each other.
(14) The differential in omega-associated translational enhancement between the in vitro translation system derived from wheat germ (WG) and that from rabbit reticulocytes (MDL) was exploited to identify that lysate component which was responsible for a lysate's characteristic response to omega.
(15) N omega-Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (NAME) (10(-5) to 5 x 10(-4) M) abolished ijps in both tissues, an effect overcome by 10(-3) M L-arginine but not D-arginine.
(16) No uniform influence of omega-3 fatty acids could be observed that showed their influence on synthesis of thromboxane to be of importance for the promotion of platelet aggregation.
(17) The results show that fetal and neonatal as well as adult rat livers are capable of metabolizing MEHP by (omega-1)-hydroxylation.
(18) Clofibrate, an antilipidemic drug that acts by a still obscure mechanism, is known to specifically increase up to 30-fold the activity of the hepatic cytochrome P-450 isozyme that omega-hydroxlates lauric acid.
(19) Omega-conotoxin caused even a little increase of the responses elicited by depolarisation with KCL.
(20) Nitrendipine, verapamil, LaCl3 and omega-conotoxin were tested and these blockers inhibited chemotactic behaviour in the bacterium toward L-alanine.
Omegoid
Definition:
(a.) Having the form of the Greek capital letter Omega (/).