(n.) The pungent fleshy root of a well-known cruciferous plant (Raphanus sativus); also, the whole plant.
Example Sentences:
(1) Using electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) it is shown that nuclear extracts from young radish leaves (NER) contain a protein fraction which binds to specific sequences in the radish ES.
(2) Three root crops (radishes, carrots, and onions) were grown in two soils, each treated with a mixture of FireMaster BP-6 (PBB) and 14C-PBB to achieve final concentrations of 100 ppm and 100 ppb.
(3) Weak Raman scattering found with horse radish peroxidase I is consistant with a porphyrin eta-cation radical formulation.
(4) In order to analyse the cruciferin gene family in radish a cDNA library was screened either with heterologous rapeseed probes or by differential screening and sequencing.
(5) Retrograde tracing, with either horse-radish peroxidase or rhodamine-labelled microspheres, indicated a significant increase in the number of neurons projecting to the rostral striatum from the dorsal raphe nucleus of lesioned animals.
(6) The absorption spectra of fluram, lysozyme, horse-radish peroxidase, and mixtures of lysozyme + fluram and peroxidase + fluram and the fluorescence and fluorescence excitation spectra of the mixtures in 0.05 M phosphate buffer with 1 per cent dioxane are determined.
(7) (Chinese J Microbiol Immunol 1987; 20: 269-278) Horse-radish peroxidase-conjugated to tetanus toxoid monoclonal antibody was involved in the new kit, and tetanus hybridoma clones were prepared by this laboratory.
(8) Afferent projections to the functionally identified mesencephalic locomotor region were studied in cat by means of the horse-radish peroxidase technique.
(9) Horse radish peroxidase (HRP; EC 1, 11, 1, 7) was used as a labeled enzyme and 3, 3', 5, 5'-tetramethylbenzidine was used as a substrate.
(10) After adjusting for known etiological factors, risks decreased with increasing intake of fruits, particularly oranges and tangerines, and some vegetables, including dark yellow vegetables and Chinese white radish.
(11) We purified and characterized a membrane-associated enzyme system from radish (Raphanus sativus L.) that is capable of converting acetyl-CoA into 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA).
(12) The normal and Ogura radish atpA loci are virtually identical for 3.8 kb, including a 507 codon open reading frame whose product is approximately 92% identical to other plant ATPA polypeptides.
(13) The most active were oak bark, sage and St. John's wort grass WAG extracts, horse radish root and leaf AG extracts, celandine grass WA extract; bur marigold and yarrow grass WA extracts were active towards S. aureus.
(14) These results provide evidence that radish plasma membranes contain an NAD(P)H-ferricyanide or cytochrome c oxidoreductase and an NAD(P)H oxidase, active only at pH 4.5-5.0, able to induce the formation of anion superoxide, that is then converted to hydrogen peroxide.
(15) In juvenile and adult Xenopus laevis, in adult Bufo marinus and Rana esculenta frogs retino-retinal projections were traced by filling the central stump of one optic nerve, cut 2-3 mm from the eye, with horse-radish peroxidase (HRP) or cobaltic-lysine complex (CLC).
(16) Horse-radish peroxidase injected into the femoral vein of intact rats, or infused at 30 cm H2o pressure into the main pancreatic duct of intact dogs, entered easily the interstitial spaces surrounding acini and acinar cells.
(17) SDS-electrophoresis showed distinct polypeptide patterns between the horse-radish leaves and crown galls, but the tumor characteristic protein bands failed to be identified.
(18) Nitrocellulose membrane strips containing sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis-resolved proteins of chlamydial elementary bodies (EB) were reacted with the B-CMP extract, followed by addition of streptavidin-conjugated horse radish peroxidase.
(19) Binding takes place if the IgM contained anti-HBc and was demonstrated by the aid of a conjugate made from anti-HBc IgG and horse radish peroxidase.
(20) The conditions for the sorption of the antigen on polystyrene test tubes and for binding 125I-or horse radish peroxidase-labeled protein A preparations with antibodies have been determined, and the method has been approved in tests made on sera and liquor obtained from donors and tick-borne encephalitis patients.
Rakish
Definition:
(a.) Dissolute; lewd; debauched.
(a.) Having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash.
Example Sentences:
(1) Playing a character like Don Draper tends to colour people's interpretations of you …" His character in Bridesmaids , however, is not entirely dissimilar to that of rakish Draper.
(2) Then, however, the PlayStation 4 design was revealed: it's another reasonably large box, this time working a combination matt and shiny surface and a rakish slant.
(3) At the start of his film career, McShane was one of the rakish young blades of 1960s British cinema.
(4) Joking that his wife is still coming to terms with living under the same roof as the rakish Ashes to Ashes character, Cameron ended the rally with the cry: "As a much more witty man than I said: 'Fire up that Quattro, it's time for change'."
(5) The darker side of that seemingly innocent world of grinning DJs, rakish pop stars and adoring fans was kept inside the industry, where roadies remained silent about band members who habitually had sex with under-age girls.
(6) Ever mindful of his image, he was photographed with a bloodstained bandage swathing his rakish quiff.
(7) She gives herself to the rakish soldier with eyes wide open.
(8) With his National Rifle Association hat and rakish gait, he looks like a nativist from central casting, but he's a genial 70-year-old with a good sense of humour.
(9) This style of play, called sewamono, was perfected by Osaka's great actor Sakata Tojuro, a racy and rakish figure, who nevertheless, as actor-manager, paid close attention to detail, constantly urging observation on his colleagues.
(10) The committee chairman can't have been expecting their random late night karaoke – performed with rakish abandon, air guitar and all – to crop up in his parliamentary office.
(11) When male stars act the fool, it’s seen as part of their rakish charm.
(12) I suspect he was aiming for the kind of rakish dishevelment that Bill Nighy has made his own.
(13) On the many occasions I have been dumped by disappointed women, I was always heartened when they had the kindness to leave me for partners demonstrably superior to me – the clever and athletic Scottish doctor; the rakishly handsome Irish theatre promoter; the talented Canadian interior designer; the charming Australian pianist; the enigmatic and nameless Interrailing Dutchman; I took some comfort in this.