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amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein
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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: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns"
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.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: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.(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: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.(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: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.(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: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.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: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns"
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.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: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.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: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.stretches of DNA that do not code for genes; "most of the genome consists of junk DNA"
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.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: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.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: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell
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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…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: amide, combining, amino, group, acid.organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 com…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: amide, combining, amino, group, acid.a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: amide, combining, amino, group, acid.a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: amide, combining, amino, group, acid.an organic acid, C3O3N3H3, first obtained by heating uric acid or urea, and called pyrouric acid; afterwards obtained from isocyanic a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: amide, combining, amino, group, acid.removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: amide, combining, amino, group, acid.removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: amide, combining, amino, group, acid.Any compound containing two amido groups united with one or more acid or negative radicals, -- as distinguished from a diamine. Cf. Am…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: amide, combining, amino, group, acid.Containing two carbon residues, or two carboxyl or radicals; as, oxalic acid is a dicarbonic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: amide, combining, amino, group, acid.an organic compound containing two carboxyl functional groups (-COOH).; "The most widely used dicarboxylic acid in the industry is adi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: amide, combining, amino, group, acid.a crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins; important in protein metabolism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: amide, combining, amino, group, acid.the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: amide, combining, amino, group, acid.
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