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a crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins; important in protein metabolism
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organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 com…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, General chemistry, Molecular biology.organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 com…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, General chemistry, Molecular biology.single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, General chemistry, Molecular biology.sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns"
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, General chemistry, Molecular biology.single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, General chemistry, Molecular biology.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, General chemistry, Molecular biology.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, General chemistry, Molecular biology.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, General chemistry, Molecular biology.any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, General chemistry, Molecular biology.DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, General chemistry, Molecular biology.the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, General chemistry, Molecular biology.sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, General chemistry, Molecular biology.a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, General chemistry, Molecular biology.stretches of DNA that do not code for genes; "most of the genome consists of junk DNA"
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, General chemistry, Molecular biology.the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, General chemistry, Molecular biology.the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein…
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a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: crystalline, amino, acid, occurring, proteins.a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: crystalline, amino, acid, occurring, proteins.a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and occurring naturally in sugar beets and sugar cane
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: crystalline, amino, acid, occurring, proteins.an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: crystalline, amino, acid, occurring, proteins.a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: crystalline, amino, acid, occurring, proteins.a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: crystalline, amino, acid, occurring, proteins.an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: crystalline, amino, acid, occurring, proteins.an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: crystalline, amino, acid, occurring, proteins.an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocre…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: crystalline, amino, acid, occurring, proteins.an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocre…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: crystalline, amino, acid, occurring, proteins.an amino acid containing sulfur that is found in most proteins; oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: crystalline, amino, acid, occurring, proteins.a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones
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