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chromosomal map
Biology; Biochemistry
The localization of genetic traits to regions of chromosomes, by linkage studies (e.g. the association of haemophilia with the X chromosome) and by in situ hybridization to fluorescent probes.
tyrosinase
Biology; Biochemistry
This enzyme oxidizes phenols such as tyrosine using oxygen. Its activity is important in the formation of pigments such as melanin in mammals and is responsible for the browning of cut fruit.
tandem enzymes
Biology; Biochemistry
A pair of opposing enzymic activities that are resident in the same polypeptide chain, e.g. isocitrate dehydrogenase kinase and phosphatase; phosphofructokinase 2 and fructose bisphosphatase 2.
enantioselective
Biology; Biochemistry
Descriptive of a technique that results in one enantiomer in preference to the other. Enzymic reactions are typically enantiospecific, i.e. produce only one of the possible enantiomer products.
transcytosis
Biology; Biochemistry
The transport of materials across a polarized cell, e.g. in digestion from the apical surface of a cell of the intestinal epithelium and its movement across the cell to the basolateral surface.
trafficking
Biology; Biochemistry
The transport of substances, e.g. a newly synthesized or modified nucleic acid or protein, from one intracellular structure to another. Intracellular transport of proteins is known as protein ...
biomimetic
Biology; Biochemistry
Descriptive of a compound or process that artificially simulates the function of a natural compound or process, e.g. a catalyst that employs the principles of enzyme specificity and rate ...
