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deamination
Biology; Biochemistry
The abstraction of the elements of ammonia from a compound, e.g. from histidine by the histidine lyase reaction, or from AMP in the adenylate deaminase reaction.
acetic acid
Biology; Biochemistry
The acid found in vinegar, often used as a reagent: also used in the preparation of pharmaceuticals, and in industry.
transpiration
Biology; Biochemistry
The act or process of giving off vapor containing waste product through the stomata of plant tissue or pores of the skin.
transwinding
Biology; Biochemistry
The action of a protein to separate one RNA strand from its hybrid with a second, and to promote its reannealing with a third RNA strand.
catabolism
Biology; Biochemistry
The action of energy-yielding metabolic pathways that degrade macromolecules and complex compounds or small molecules into CO2, H2O, etc.
hypoglycaemic (hypoglycemic) effect
Biology; Biochemistry
The action of insulin in lowering blood glucose levels by making adipocytes and skeletal muscle cells permeable to the sugar.
chromatin
Biology; Biochemistry
The complex of DNA and associated proteins, most notably histones, that occurs in the nuclei of eukaryotic cells.
