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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediated%20transport | Mediated transport refers to transport mediated by a membrane transport protein. Substances in the human body may be hydrophobic, electrophilic, contain a positively or negatively charge, or have another property. As such there are times when those substances may not be able to pass over the cell membrane using protein... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Membrane%20transport%20protein | A membrane transport protein (or simply transporter) is a membrane protein involved in the movement of ions, small molecules, and macromolecules, such as another protein, across a biological membrane. Transport proteins are integral transmembrane proteins; that is they exist permanently within and span the membrane acr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-transplant%20lymphoproliferative%20disorder | Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is the name given to a B cell proliferation due to therapeutic immunosuppression after organ transplantation. These patients may develop infectious mononucleosis-like lesions or polyclonal polymorphic B-cell hyperplasia. Some of these B cells may undergo mutations whi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel%20diode | A tunnel diode or Esaki diode is a type of semiconductor diode that has effectively "negative resistance" due to the quantum mechanical effect called tunneling. It was invented in August 1957 by Leo Esaki, Yuriko Kurose, and Takashi Suzuki when they were working at Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, now known as Sony. In 1973, Esaki... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell%20adhesion | Cell adhesion is the process by which cells interact and attach to neighbouring cells through specialised molecules of the cell surface. This process can occur either through direct contact between cell surfaces such as cell junctions or indirect interaction, where cells attach to surrounding extracellular matrix, a ge... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Bateman | Harry Bateman FRS (29 May 1882 – 21 January 1946) was an English mathematician with a specialty in differential equations of mathematical physics. With Ebenezer Cunningham, he expanded the views of spacetime symmetry of Lorentz and Poincare to a more expansive conformal group of spacetime leaving Maxwell's equations in... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A52 | A52 may refer to:
Ubiquitin A-52 residue ribosomal protein fusion product 1, a human gene
Roads
A52 road (England), a road connecting Newcastle-under-Lyme and Mablethorpe
A52 motorway (France), a road connecting Aubagne and the A50
Bundesautobahn 52, a highway in Germany usually referred to as A52
A52 motorway (... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murrain | Murrain (also known as distemper) is an antiquated term for various infectious diseases affecting cattle and sheep. The word originates from Middle English moreine or moryne, as a derivative of Latin mori "to die".
The word murrain, much like the word pestilence, did not refer to a specific disease but rather was an... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent%20synapse | In neuroscience, a silent synapse is an excitatory glutamatergic synapse whose postsynaptic membrane contains NMDA-type glutamate receptors but no AMPA-type glutamate receptors. These synapses are named "silent" because normal AMPA receptor-mediated signaling is not present, rendering the synapse inactive under typical... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depolarization | In biology, depolarization or hypopolarization is a change within a cell, during which the cell undergoes a shift in electric charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell compared to the outside. Depolarization is essential to the function of many cells, communication between cells, and the o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency%20%282000%20film%29 | Frequency is a 2000 American science fiction thriller film starring Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel, Andre Braugher, Elizabeth Mitchell, Shawn Doyle, Melissa Errico, and Noah Emmerich.
Directed by Gregory Hoblit and written by Toby Emmerich, it was distributed by New Line Cinema. It also features Michael Cera in his featur... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBD | MBD or MBd may refer to:
Man bites dog (journalism), a shortened version of an aphorism in journalism
Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution, a probability distribution in physics and chemistry
Megabaud (MBd), equal to one million baud, symbol rate in telecommunications
Member Board of Directors
Metabolic bone disease
Me... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descartes%27%20theorem | In geometry, Descartes' theorem states that for every four kissing, or mutually tangent, circles, the radii of the circles satisfy a certain quadratic equation. By solving this equation, one can construct a fourth circle tangent to three given, mutually tangent circles. The theorem is named after René Descartes, who st... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20international%20rugby%20union%20teams | The following is a list of international rugby union teams:
National teams – band classification
Starting in 2008, in addition to the existing tier system, the IRB introduced a four-band system of classification in which unions are classified based on "their development status and record on the international stage". ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer%20RNA | Transfer RNA (abbreviated tRNA and formerly referred to as sRNA, for soluble RNA) is an adaptor molecule composed of RNA, typically 76 to 90 nucleotides in length (in eukaryotes), that serves as the physical link between the mRNA and the amino acid sequence of proteins. Transfer RNA (tRNA) does this by carrying an amin... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedna | Sedna may refer to:
Sedna (mythology), the Inuit goddess of the sea
90377 Sedna, a trans-Neptunian dwarf planet
Sedna (beverage), a tonic wine, formerly made in Belfast
Sedna (database), a native XML database
Doriprismatica sedna, a species of nudibranch
Sedna Finance, a structured investment vehicle
Sedna Planitia, a ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnoid%20granulation | Arachnoid granulations (also arachnoid villi, and pacchionian granulations or bodies) are small protrusions of the arachnoid mater (the thin second layer covering the brain) into the outer membrane of the dura mater (the thick outer layer). They protrude into the dural venous sinuses of the brain, and allow cerebrospin... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LDL%20apheresis | In medicine, LDL apheresis is a form of apheresis, resembling dialysis, to eliminate the cholesterol-containing particle low-density lipoprotein (LDL) from the bloodstream.
Uses
It is used in diseases featuring high LDL, such as the rare homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, when the heterozygous form does not res... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J2 | J2, J.II or J-2 may refer to:
Codes and classifications
J2, the IATA airline designator for Azerbaijan Airlines
J-2 visa, a nonimmigrant visa issued by the United States for spouses and dependents of J-1 visa exchange visitors
ATC code J02, a subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila%20Greibach | Sheila Adele Greibach (born 6 October 1939 in New York City) is a researcher in formal languages in computing, automata, compiler theory and computer science. She is an Emeritus Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles, and notable work include working with Seymour Ginsburg and Michael... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonogenic%20assay | A clonogenic assay is a cell biology technique for studying the effectiveness of specific agents on the survival and proliferation of cells. It is frequently used in cancer research laboratories to determine the effect of drugs or radiation on proliferating tumor cells as well as for titration of Cell-killing Particles... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythema | Erythema (from Greek 'red') is redness of the skin or mucous membranes, caused by hyperemia (increased blood flow) in superficial capillaries. It occurs with any skin injury, infection, or inflammation. Examples of erythema not associated with pathology include nervous blushes.
Types
Erythema ab igne
Erythema chro... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthomyxoviridae | Orthomyxoviridae (from Greek ὀρθός, orthós 'straight' + μύξα, mýxa 'mucus') is a family of negative-sense RNA viruses. It includes seven genera: Alphainfluenzavirus, Betainfluenzavirus, Gammainfluenzavirus, Deltainfluenzavirus, Isavirus, Thogotovirus, and Quaranjavirus. The first four genera contain viruses that cause... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaspidea | The clade Anaspidea, commonly known as sea hares (Aplysia species and related genera), are medium-sized to very large opisthobranch gastropod molluscs with a soft internal shell made of protein. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamilies Aplysioidea and Akeroidea.
The common name "sea hare" is a direct t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staurolite | Staurolite is a reddish brown to black, mostly opaque, nesosilicate mineral with a white streak. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, has a Mohs hardness of 7 to 7.5 and the chemical formula: Fe2+2Al9O6(SiO4)4(O,OH)2. Magnesium, zinc and manganese substitute in the iron site and trivalent iron can substitu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphatidylcholine | Phosphatidylcholines (PC) are a class of phospholipids that incorporate choline as a headgroup.
They are a major component of biological membranes and can be easily obtained from a variety of readily available sources, such as egg yolk or soybeans, from which they are mechanically or chemically extracted using hexane. ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinitis | Rhinitis, also known as coryza, is irritation and inflammation of the mucous membrane inside the nose. Common symptoms are a stuffy nose, runny nose, sneezing, and post-nasal drip.
The inflammation is caused by viruses, bacteria, irritants or allergens. The most common kind of rhinitis is allergic rhinitis, which is u... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renegades | Renegades or The Renegades may refer to:
Books
The Renegades by T. Jefferson Parker
Renegades (novel), a 2017 novel by Marissa Meyer
Film and television
Renegades (1930 film), starring Myrna Loy
Renegades (1946 film), starring Evelyn Keyes
Renegades (1989 film), starring Kiefer Sutherland and Lou Diamond Philli... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-Methylmethionine | S-Methylmethionine (SMM) is a derivative of methionine with the chemical formula (CH3)2S+CH2CH2CH(NH3+)CO2−. This cation is a naturally-occurring intermediate in many biosynthetic pathways owing to the sulfonium functional group. It is biosynthesized from L-methionine and S-adenosylmethionine by the enzyme methionine S... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place%20theory%20%28hearing%29 | Place theory is a theory of hearing that states that our perception of sound depends on where each component frequency produces vibrations along the basilar membrane. By this theory, the pitch of a sound, such as a human voice or a musical tone, is determined by the places where the membrane vibrates, based on frequen... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrostatic%20skeleton | A hydrostatic skeleton or hydroskeleton is a type of skeleton supported by hydrostatic fluid pressure, common among soft-bodied invertebrate animals colloquially referred to as "worms". While more advanced organisms can be considered hydrostatic, they are sometimes referred to as hydrostatic for their possession of a h... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetorheological%20fluid | A magnetorheological fluid (MR fluid, or MRF) is a type of smart fluid in a carrier fluid, usually a type of oil. When subjected to a magnetic field, the fluid greatly increases its apparent viscosity, to the point of becoming a viscoelastic solid. Importantly, the yield stress of the fluid when in its active ("on") st... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrofluid | Ferrofluid is a liquid that is attracted to the poles of a magnet. It is a colloidal liquid made of nanoscale ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic particles suspended in a carrier fluid (usually an organic solvent or water). Each magnetic particle is thoroughly coated with a surfactant to inhibit clumping. Large ferromagnet... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergastic%20substance | Ergastic substances are non-protoplasmic materials found in cells. The living protoplasm of a cell is sometimes called the bioplasm and distinct from the ergastic substances of the cell. The latter are usually organic or inorganic substances that are products of metabolism, and include crystals, oil drops, gums, tannin... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretion | Secretion is the movement of material from one point to another, such as a secreted chemical substance from a cell or gland. In contrast, excretion is the removal of certain substances or waste products from a cell or organism. The classical mechanism of cell secretion is via secretory portals at the plasma membrane ca... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral%20line | The lateral line, also called the lateral line organ (LLO), is a system of sensory organs found in fish, used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding water. The sensory ability is achieved via modified epithelial cells, known as hair cells, which respond to displacement caused by motion... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20municipalities%20of%20Sweden%20by%20wealth | This is a list of the municipalities of Sweden by average net wealth of its inhabitants in 2007 according to Statistics Sweden.
References
Municipalities, wealth
Municipalities, wealth
Sweden, Municipalities, wealth |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chebotarev%27s%20density%20theorem | Chebotarev's density theorem in algebraic number theory describes statistically the splitting of primes in a given Galois extension K of the field of rational numbers. Generally speaking, a prime integer will factor into several ideal primes in the ring of algebraic integers of K. There are only finitely many patterns... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirichlet%27s%20theorem | Dirichlet's theorem may refer to any of several mathematical theorems due to Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet.
Dirichlet's theorem on arithmetic progressions
Dirichlet's approximation theorem
Dirichlet's unit theorem
Dirichlet conditions
Dirichlet boundary condition
Dirichlet's principle
Pigeonhole principle, sometimes ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multipactor%20effect | The multipactor effect is a phenomenon in radio-frequency (RF) amplifier vacuum tubes and waveguides, where, under certain conditions, secondary electron emission in resonance with an alternating electric field leads to exponential electron multiplication, possibly damaging and even destroying the RF device.
Descripti... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop%20rule | The one-drop rule was a legal principle of racial classification that was prominent in the 20th-century United States. It asserted that any person with even one ancestor of black ancestry ("one drop" of "black blood") is considered black (Negro or colored in historical terms). It is an example of hypodescent, the autom... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmosome | A desmosome (; "binding body"), also known as a macula adherens (plural: maculae adherentes) (Latin for adhering spot), is a cell structure specialized for cell-to-cell adhesion. A type of junctional complex, they are localized spot-like adhesions randomly arranged on the lateral sides of plasma membranes. Desmosomes a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prediction%20interval | In statistical inference, specifically predictive inference, a prediction interval is an estimate of an interval in which a future observation will fall, with a certain probability, given what has already been observed. Prediction intervals are often used in regression analysis.
Prediction intervals are used in both f... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea%20swallow | Sea swallow may refer to:
the common tern, Sterna hirundo, a seabird in the family Laridae
Glaucus atlanticus, a pelagic aeolid nudibranch
the original name of the Firefly (dinghy)
Animal common name disambiguation pages |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSH | MSH may refer to:
Biology and medicine
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone, a hormone produced in the pituitary gland, and related to skin pigmentation
DNA mismatch repair genes:
MSH2
MSH3
MSH4
MSH5
MSH6
Multiple system atrophy
Mycothiol, an unusual thiol that is found in Actinobacteria
Computing
Microsoft Surface Hu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equation%20solving | In mathematics, to solve an equation is to find its solutions, which are the values (numbers, functions, sets, etc.) that fulfill the condition stated by the equation, consisting generally of two expressions related by an equals sign. When seeking a solution, one or more variables are designated as unknowns. A solution... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%20Pike%20%28cipher%29 | Red Pike is a classified United Kingdom government encryption algorithm, proposed for use by the National Health Service by GCHQ, but designed for a "broad range of applications in the British government" . Little is publicly known about Red Pike, except that it is a block cipher with a 64-bit block size and 64-bit ke... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deanna%20Durbin | Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013), known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian-born actress and singer, who moved to the USA with her family in infancy. She appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s. With the technical skill and vocal range of a legitimate lyric soprano, she performed... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudometric | Pseudometric may refer to:
The metric of a pseudo-Riemannian manifold, a non-degenerate, smooth, symmetric tensor field of arbitrary signature
Pseudometric space, a generalization of a metric that does not necessarily distinguish points (and so typically used to study certain non-Hausdorff spaces) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las%20Vegas%20algorithm | In computing, a Las Vegas algorithm is a randomized algorithm that always gives correct results; that is, it always produces the correct result or it informs about the failure. However, the runtime of a Las Vegas algorithm differs depending on the input. The usual definition of a Las Vegas algorithm includes the restri... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confusion%20and%20diffusion | In cryptography, confusion and diffusion are two properties of the operation of a secure cipher identified by Claude Shannon in his 1945 classified report A Mathematical Theory of Cryptography. These properties, when present, work together to thwart the application of statistics and other methods of cryptanalysis.
Co... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMP-activated%20protein%20kinase | 5' AMP-activated protein kinase or AMPK or 5' adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase is an enzyme (EC 2.7.11.31) that plays a role in cellular energy homeostasis, largely to activate glucose and fatty acid uptake and oxidation when cellular energy is low. It belongs to a highly conserved eukaryotic protein fa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMPK | AMPK may refer to:
AMP-activated protein kinase, an enzyme
(acetyl-CoA carboxylase) kinase, an enzyme |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSF | CSF may refer to:
Biology and medicine
Cerebrospinal fluid, clear colorless bodily fluid found in the brain and spine
Colony-stimulating factor, secreted glycoproteins
Macrophage colony-stimulating factor, "CSF-1"
Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, "CSF-2"
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, "CS... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoluminescence | Thermoluminescence is a form of luminescence that is exhibited by certain crystalline materials, such as some minerals, when previously absorbed energy from electromagnetic radiation or other ionizing radiation is re-emitted as light upon heating of the material. The phenomenon is distinct from that of black-body radia... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power%20up | Power up may refer to:
Power-up, a video gaming term
FIRST Power Up, the 2018 FIRST Robotics Competition game
POWER UP, an American nonprofit organization
"Power Up" (song), a 2018 song by Red Velvet from their EP Summer Magic
Power Up (album), 2020 studio album by AC/DC |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal%20Palace | Crystal Palace may refer to:
Places
Canada
Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick
Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario
Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition building
Crystal Palace, Toronto, a former exhibit building at Exhibition Place
Ger... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serum | Serum may refer to:
Biology and pharmacology
Serum (blood), plasma from which the clotting proteins have been removed
Antiserum, blood serum with specific antibodies for passive immunity
Serous fluid, any clear bodily fluid
Other uses
Gary Serum (born 1956), American baseball player
Serum, a software synthesizer VST ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedna%20Planitia | Sedna Planitia is a large lowland area of Venus, south of Ishtar Terra.
It is thought to be lava-covered and similar to a lunar mare. Its name is derived from the Inuit sea goddess.
References
Surface features of Venus
Volcanism on Venus |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lineweaver%E2%80%93Burk%20plot | In biochemistry, the Lineweaver–Burk plot (or double reciprocal plot) is a graphical representation of the Michaelis–Menten equation of enzyme kinetics, described by Hans Lineweaver and Dean Burk in 1934.
The double reciprocal plot distorts the error structure of the data, and is therefore not the most accurate tool f... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91-Aminobutyric%20acid | α-Aminobutyric acid (AABA), also known as homoalanine in biochemistry, is a non-proteinogenic alpha amino acid with chemical formula C4H9NO2. The straight two carbon side chain is one carbon longer than alanine, hence the prefix homo-.
Homoalanine is biosynthesised by transaminating oxobutyrate, a metabolite in isoleu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminolevulinic%20acid | δ-Aminolevulinic acid (also dALA, δ-ALA, 5ALA or 5-aminolevulinic acid), an endogenous non-proteinogenic amino acid, is the first compound in the porphyrin synthesis pathway, the pathway that leads to heme in mammals, as well as chlorophyll in plants.
5ALA is used in photodynamic detection and surgery of cancer.
Medi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factor%20XII | Coagulation factor XII, also known as Hageman factor, is a plasma protein. It is the zymogen form of factor XIIa, an enzyme () of the serine protease (or serine endopeptidase) class. In humans, factor XII is encoded by the F12 gene.
Structure
Human Factor XII is 596 amino acids long and consists of two chains, the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20islands%20of%20Croatia | This is a list of islands of Croatia. There are over a thousand islands in Croatia, the exact number varying by definitions, and they cover a total area of about . The number and classification of islands in Croatia varies over time and by different measurements, causing some domestic controversy when discrepancies are... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quillen%E2%80%93Suslin%20theorem | The Quillen–Suslin theorem, also known as Serre's problem or Serre's conjecture, is a theorem in commutative algebra concerning the relationship between free modules and projective modules over polynomial rings. In the geometric setting it is a statement about the triviality of vector bundles on affine space.
The theo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953%20in%20science | The year 1953 involved numerous significant events in science and technology, including the first description of the DNA double helix, the discovery of neutrinos, and the release of the first polio vaccine.
Biology
April 25 – Francis Crick and James D. Watson of U.K. Medical Research Council's Unit for Research on t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoenzyme | An exoenzyme, or extracellular enzyme, is an enzyme that is secreted by a cell and functions outside that cell. Exoenzymes are produced by both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and have been shown to be a crucial component of many biological processes. Most often these enzymes are involved in the breakdown of larger ma... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duality%20%28projective%20geometry%29 | In geometry, a striking feature of projective planes is the symmetry of the roles played by points and lines in the definitions and theorems, and (plane) duality is the formalization of this concept. There are two approaches to the subject of duality, one through language () and the other a more functional approach thr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyloidosis | Amyloidosis is a group of diseases in which abnormal proteins, known as amyloid fibrils, build up in tissue. There are several non-specific and vague signs and symptoms associated with amyloidosis. These include fatigue, peripheral edema, weight loss, shortness of breath, palpitations, and feeling faint with standing. ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poincar%C3%A9%20duality | In mathematics, the Poincaré duality theorem, named after Henri Poincaré, is a basic result on the structure of the homology and cohomology groups of manifolds. It states that if M is an n-dimensional oriented closed manifold (compact and without boundary), then the kth cohomology group of M is isomorphic to the th ho... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie%20Classification%20of%20Institutions%20of%20Higher%20Education | The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, or simply the Carnegie Classification, is a framework for classifying colleges and universities in the United States. It was created in 1970 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. It is managed by the American Council on Education.
T... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxytetracycline | Oxytetracycline is a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic, the second of the group to be discovered.
Oxytetracycline works by interfering with the ability of bacteria to produce essential proteins. Without these proteins, the bacteria cannot grow, multiply and increase in numbers. Oxytetracycline therefore stops the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysozyme | Lysozyme (, muramidase, N-acetylmuramide glycanhydrolase; systematic name peptidoglycan N-acetylmuramoylhydrolase) is an antimicrobial enzyme produced by animals that forms part of the innate immune system. It is a glycoside hydrolase that catalyzes the following process:
Hydrolysis of (1→4)-β-linkages between N-acet... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public%20health%20journal | A public health journal is a scientific journal devoted to the field of public health, including epidemiology, biostatistics, and health care (including medicine, nursing and related fields). Public health journals, like most scientific journals, are peer-reviewed. Public health journals are commonly published by healt... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizotypal%20personality%20disorder | Schizotypal personality disorder (StPD or SPD), also known as schizotypal disorder, is a cluster A personality disorder. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) classification describes the disorder specifically as a personality disorder characterized by thought disorder, paranoia, a characteris... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krull%27s%20principal%20ideal%20theorem | In commutative algebra, Krull's principal ideal theorem, named after Wolfgang Krull (1899–1971), gives a bound on the height of a principal ideal in a commutative Noetherian ring. The theorem is sometimes referred to by its German name, Krulls Hauptidealsatz (from ("Principal") + + ("theorem")).
Precisely, if R ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information%20content | In information theory, the information content, self-information, surprisal, or Shannon information is a basic quantity derived from the probability of a particular event occurring from a random variable. It can be thought of as an alternative way of expressing probability, much like odds or log-odds, but which has par... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat%20map | In differential geometry, flat map is a mapping that converts vectors into corresponding 1-forms, given a non-degenerate (0,2)-tensor.
See also
Flat morphism
Sharp map, the mapping that converts 1-forms into corresponding vectors
bind, another name for flatMap in functional programming
Differential geometry |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholinesterase | The enzyme cholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.8, choline esterase; systematic name acylcholine acylhydrolase) catalyses the hydrolysis of choline-based esters:
an acylcholine + H2O = choline + a carboxylate
Several of these serve as neurotransmitters. Thus, it is either of two enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of these cho... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein%20complex | A protein complex or multiprotein complex is a group of two or more associated polypeptide chains. Protein complexes are distinct from multidomain enzymes, in which multiple catalytic domains are found in a single polypeptide chain.
Protein complexes are a form of quaternary structure. Proteins in a protein complex ar... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logistic%20distribution | In probability theory and statistics, the logistic distribution is a continuous probability distribution. Its cumulative distribution function is the logistic function, which appears in logistic regression and feedforward neural networks. It resembles the normal distribution in shape but has heavier tails (higher kurto... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activator | Activator may refer to:
Activator (genetics), a DNA-binding protein that regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription
Activator (phosphor), a type of dopant used in phosphors and scintillators
Enzyme activator, a type of effector that increases the rate of enzyme mediated reactions
Sega Activ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inhibitor | Inhibitor or inhibition may refer to:
Biology
Enzyme inhibitor, a substance that binds to an enzyme and decreases the enzyme's activity
Reuptake inhibitor, a substance that increases neurotransmission by blocking the reuptake of a neurotransmitter
Lateral inhibition, a neural mechanism that increases contrast betwe... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein%20purification | Protein purification is a series of processes intended to isolate one or a few proteins from a complex mixture, usually cells, tissues or whole organisms. Protein purification is vital for the specification of the function, structure and interactions of the protein of interest. The purification process may separate th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade | Cascade, Cascades or Cascading may refer to:
Science and technology
Science
Cascade waterfalls, or series of waterfalls
Cascade, the CRISPR-associated complex for antiviral defense (a protein complex)
Cascade (grape), a type of fruit
Biochemical cascade, a series of biochemical reactions, in which a product of the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cofactor%20%28biochemistry%29 | A cofactor is a non-protein chemical compound or metallic ion that is required for an enzyme's role as a catalyst (a catalyst is a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction). Cofactors can be considered "helper molecules" that assist in biochemical transformations. The rates at which these happen are cha... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzyme%20unit | The enzyme unit, or international unit for enzyme (symbol U, sometimes also IU) is a unit of enzyme's catalytic activity.
1 U (μmol/min) is defined as the amount of the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of one micromole of substrate per minute under the specified conditions of the assay method.
The specified con... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rankit | In statistics, rankits of a set of data are the expected values of the order statistics of a sample from the standard normal distribution the same size as the data. They are primarily used in the normal probability plot, a graphical technique for normality testing.
Example
This is perhaps most readily understood by m... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal%20probability%20plot | The normal probability plot is a graphical technique to identify substantive departures from normality. This includes identifying outliers, skewness, kurtosis, a need for transformations, and mixtures. Normal probability plots are made of raw data, residuals from model fits, and estimated parameters.
In a normal p... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudomonas%20fluorescens | Pseudomonas fluorescens is a common Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium. It belongs to the Pseudomonas genus; 16S rRNA analysis as well as phylogenomic analysis has placed P. fluorescens in the P. fluorescens group within the genus, to which it lends its name.
General characteristics
Pseudomonas fluorescens has multip... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chips%20and%20Technologies | Chips and Technologies, Inc. (C&T), was an early fabless semiconductor company founded in Milpitas, California, in December 1984 by Gordon A. Campbell and Dado Banatao.
Its first product, announced September 1985, was a four chip EGA chipset that handled the functions of 19 of IBM's proprietary chips on the Enhanced G... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenitis | Adenitis is a general term for an inflammation of a gland. Often it is used to refer to lymphadenitis which is the inflammation of a lymph node.
Classification
Lymph node adenitis
Lymph adenitis or lymph node adenitis is caused by infection in lymph nodes. The infected lymph nodes typically become enlarged, warm and... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque%20converter | A torque converter is a device, usually implemented as a type of fluid coupling, that transfers rotating power from a prime mover, like an internal combustion engine, to a rotating driven load. In a vehicle with an automatic transmission, the torque converter connects the prime mover to the automatic gear train, which... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigenic%20drift | Antigenic drift is a kind of genetic variation in viruses, arising from the accumulation of mutations in the virus genes that code for virus-surface proteins that host antibodies recognize. This results in a new strain of virus particles that is not effectively inhibited by the antibodies that prevented infection by pr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Seven%20Crystal%20Balls | The Seven Crystal Balls () is the thirteenth volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from December 1943 amidst the German occupation of Belgium during World War II. The story was cancelled abruptly fo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucopolysaccharidosis | Mucopolysaccharidoses are a group of metabolic disorders caused by the absence or malfunctioning of lysosomal enzymes needed to break down molecules called glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). These long chains of sugar carbohydrates occur within the cells that help build bone, cartilage, tendons, corneas, skin and connective ti... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese%20hamster%20ovary%20cell | Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells are an epithelial cell line derived from the ovary of the Chinese hamster, often used in biological and medical research and commercially in the production of recombinant therapeutic proteins. They have found wide use in studies of genetics, toxicity screening, nutrition and gene expre... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requirement | In product development and process optimization, a requirement is a singular documented physical or functional need that a particular design, product or process aims to satisfy. It is commonly used in a formal sense in engineering design, including for example in systems engineering, software engineering, or enterprise... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDNA%20library | A cDNA library is a combination of cloned cDNA (complementary DNA) fragments inserted into a collection of host cells, which constitute some portion of the transcriptome of the organism and are stored as a "library". cDNA is produced from fully transcribed mRNA found in the nucleus and therefore contains only the expre... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadie%E2%80%93Hofstee%20diagram | In biochemistry, an Eadie–Hofstee plot (or Eadie–Hofstee diagram) is a graphical representation of the Michaelis–Menten equation in enzyme kinetics. It has been known by various different names, including Eadie plot, Hofstee plot and Augustinsson plot. Attribution to Woolf is often omitted, because although Haldane and... |
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