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vibrational optical activity (VOA)
Biology; Biochemistry
A spectroscopic technique for examination of chiral structure, especially of biopolymers, in which the vibrational spectra (infrared and visible), due to bond stretching and bending (as opposed to ...
tier
Biology; Biochemistry
The cohort of chains of a branched-chain polysaccharide that all have the same relationship to the branch points. The outer tier of glycogen is all those glucosyl units that are attached in α1→4 ...
core protein
Biology; Biochemistry
One of the proteins to which are attached the carbohydrate chains (e.g. chondroitin sulphate, keratan sulphate) of a proteoglycan, and which with them comprise the subunits of the proteoglycan.
linkage disequilibrium
Biology; Biochemistry
In genetics, the more-frequent-than-random occurrence together of two genetic loci within an individual. This may be due to their proximity on the same chromosome, to selective pressure on their ...
linkage
Biology; Biochemistry
In genetics, the more-frequent-than-random occurrence of two traits together due to their proximity on the same chromosome. The likelihood of a recombination event separating the two traits decreases ...
glycoconjugate
Biology; Biochemistry
A compound composed of an oligosaccharide linked to a protein or lipid, e.g. mucins (which are glycoproteins), globosides (which are N-acetylsphingosine conjugates of oligosaccharides), and the ...
transforming factor
Biology; Biochemistry
In the classical experiments by Avery, MacLeod and McCarty, the name given to the agent that caused the heritable transformation of R strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae into S strains. The ...
