(n.) A body now known as alkali albumin, but originally considered to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence its name.
Example Sentences:
(1) All mutant proteins could associate with troponin I and troponin T to form a troponin complex.
(2) By electrophoresis and scanning densitometry, actin was found to constitute about 4% to 6% of the total cellular protein in the human corneal epithelium.
(3) Comparison of the S100 alpha-binding protein profiles in fast- and slow-twitch fibers of various species revealed few, if any, species- or fiber type-specific S100 binding proteins.
(4) Standardization is possible after correction by the protein content of each individual section.
(5) The hypothesis that proteins are critical targets in free radical mediated cytolysis was tested using U937 mononuclear phagocytes as targets and iron together with hydrogen peroxide to generate radicals.
(6) These studies led to the following conclusions: (a) all the prominent NHP which remain bound to DNA are also present in somewhat similar proportions in the saline-EDTA, Tris, and 0.35 M NaCl washes of nuclei; (b) a protein comigrating with actin is prominent in the first saline-EDTA wash of nuclei, but present as only a minor band in the subsequent washes and on washed chromatin; (c) the presence of nuclear matrix proteins in all the nuclear washes and cytosol indicates that these proteins are distributed throughout the cell; (d) a histone-binding protein (J2) analogous to the HMG1 protein of K. V. Shooter, G.H.
(7) Following central retinal artery ligation, infarction of the retinal ganglion cells was reflected by a 97 per cent reduction in the radioactively labeled protein within the optic nerve.
(8) Increased dietary protein intake led to increased MDA per nephron, increased urinary excretion of MDA, and increased MDA per milligram protein in subtotally nephrectomized animals, and markedly increased the glutathione redox ratio.
(9) The presence of O-glycosidic linkages between carbohydrate and protein in the DF3 antigenic site was further supported by the presence of NaBH4-sensitive sites.
(10) Cyclic AMP stimulated phosphorylation by [gamma-32P]ATP of two proteins of apparent Mr = 20,000 and 7,000 that were concentrated in sarcoplasmic reticulum, but the stimulation was markedly dependent on the presence of added soluble cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase.
(11) The quaternary structure of ribonucleotide reductase of Escherichia coli was investigated, with the use of purified B1 and B2 proteins and bifunctional cross-linking agents.
(12) This induction is sensitive to actinomycin D but not to protein synthesis inhibitor puromycin, indicating an effect of estradiol at the transcriptional level, possibly mediated by the estrogen receptor.
(13) The promoters of the adenovirus 2 major late gene, the mouse beta-globin gene, the mouse immunoglobulin VH gene and the LTR of the human T-lymphotropic retrovirus type I were tested for their transcription activities in cell-free extracts of four cell lines; HeLa, CESS (Epstein-Barr virus-transformed human B cell line), MT-1 (HTLV-I-infected human T cell line without viral protein synthesis), and MT-2 (HTLV-I-infected human T cell line producing viral proteins).
(14) This clinical improvement was also associated with a decrease of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (p less than 0.001), decrease of C-reactive protein (p less than 0.0001) and with improvement of anaemia (p less than 0.05).
(15) The mobility on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis is anomalous since the undenatured, cross-linked proteins have the same Stokes radius as the native, uncross-linked alpha beta gamma heterotrimer.
(16) We also show that the gene of the main capsid protein is expressed from its own promoter in an Escherichia coli strain.
(17) Western blot analysis of these mitochondria using an antibody against carnitine palmitoyltransferase II purified from beef heart demonstrates a 68-kDa protein, which under ischemic conditions apparently is decreased by 2 kDa.
(18) Fifteen sera ICA-IgG and ICA-protein A positive with high titres remained positive thereafter.
(19) Patient or fetal cord serum is commonly used as a protein supplement to culture media used in in-vitro fertilization (IVF).
(20) Using the oocyte system to express size-fractionated mRNA, we have also determined that the mRNA coding for this protein is between 1.9-2.4 kilobases in length.
Sustenance
Definition:
(n.) The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.
(n.) That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions; means of living; as, the city has ample sustenance.
Example Sentences:
(1) There were iPhone apps to promptly register violations and upload the data into a centralised database, mobile teams to chase and photograph buses carrying "carousel" voters, hotlines to call and soup kitchens to provide sustenance.
(2) During and immediately after the second world war, unionism in Scotland – as elsewhere in the UK – was able to draw sustenance and strength from a common military struggle for survival, and from the common relief and satisfaction at victory in 1945.
(3) Instead, the least attractive aspects of London 2012, the ZiL lanes and the Visa-only policy and McDonald's and Coca-Cola as purveyors of sustenance to a sporting nation, were smothered not only by the competition but by the ocean of good humour fostered by the joviality of the volunteers, the inspirational architecture and the attention given to the natural landscape (with apologies to those who had to move to make room for it all).
(4) Migration may thus be viewed as a demographic response to the populations's need to reestablish a balance between its size and sustenance organization, thus attaining its best possible living standard.
(5) Food, then, is considered the appropriate sustenance for all kinds of spiritual snackishness.
(6) In many cases I am able to apply for urgent funds towards travel and sustenance while their child is in hospital and also offer benefit guidance and practical advice, contacting agencies directly if helpful.
(7) We are now one of the most expensive countries in the world with the highest cost of living, and no minimum wage to ensure that a person who puts in a honest day work can afford even the basic sustenance.
(8) Emphasis was placed on four suggested functions of consultation: definition and legitimation of a situation or of facts as "problematic"; raising the priority of an i5sue on the agenda of action in a consultee's agency; legitimation of deviant administrative behavior, and creation and sustenance of interagency linkages.
(9) As the ancestors of early humans turned to meat for sustenance, they were able to grow larger brains which in turn enabled them to make more sophisticated tools.
(10) During the first 4 weeks of life, a foal is maximally dependent on its mother for sustenance, remains near her, and has little contact with other horses or ponies of any age.
(11) A so-called "Blue Revolution" in aquaculture would be required for the oceans to provide this level of sustenance.
(12) But there is no zero-sum game between art and sustenance.
(13) The smoking gun proving Obama belonged to the "stars and crescent" occurred during his interview with influential pastor Rick Warren , when he publicly admitted: "I believe Jesus died for my sins and I'm redeemed through him – that is a source of strength and sustenance on a daily basis."
(14) The difference in sustenance rather than magnitude of Peak T4 led to an examination of the negative feedback effects of thyroid hormones as they might relate to these seasonal changes.
(15) The rest left home for at least some medical care and sustenance, and half of those patients went out for everything but mental health care.
(16) The only other sustenance that the couple have are occasional cups of sugared tea.
(17) Some blameless little service – say Burma's hour of sustenance a day – is said to be in danger after 70 glorious years of truth-telling.
(18) The data suggest that both intravenously and orally administered calcium antagonists enhance sustenance of electrically induced AF, especially in patients with spontaneous arrhythmia.
(19) The results of this study confirm the importance of programs directed toward altering the basic environment and sustenance organization structures of communities rather than other ecological components such as health technology.
(20) Just because it's one of the most basic forms of sustenance doesn't mean we can't play a little.