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fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

Biology; Biochemistry

The observation of fluctuations in the concentration of sparse fluorophores in a small observation area. Applications include estimation of transport coefficients as a fluorophore repopulates a ...

Ferguson plot

Biology; Biochemistry

A graphical representation of electrophoretic mobility as a function of gel concentration, according to the relationship: logM o /logM=K r C, where M o is the free mobility, M is the mobility in ...

calcium-induced calcium release (CICR)

A mechanism of cellular metabolic control: inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate, generated in response to cell stimulation, causes a flow of Ca 2+ across the plasma membrane, which in turn leads to periodic ...

EF hand

Biology; Biochemistry

The region in some homologous calcium-binding proteins where the ion is located. The E and F helices of calmodulin, troponin C, etc., resemble the extended index finger (E helix) and thumb (F helix) ...

tailing

Biology; Biochemistry

A procedure that is part of one method for insertion of a polynucleotide into a circular plasmid. Addition of a homopolymer to the 3'-end of one unit and the complementary homopolymer to the 3'-end ...

extremophile

Biology; Biochemistry

An organism that can live in an extreme environment, e.g. barophiles (or piezophiles) that live under high pressure, psychrophiles that live at low temperatures, and thermophiles and ...

enzyme

Biology; Biochemistry

One of a class of biological catalysts that is composed principally of a globular protein of one or more polypeptide chains. In some cases enzymes include covalently bound or tightly associated metal ...