Wobble base pair
... >>> These variable codes for amino
acids are possible because of modified bases in the first base of the anticodon , and the basepair formed is called a wobble base pair . The modified bases include inosine and the U-G basepair. Full article >>>...
Vitamins
...fatty acid Any of a series of saturated organ ic
acids having the general formula CnH2nO2, occurs in nat...from common yeast. Yeast extract is rich in amino
acids , peptides , B vitamins , and trace elements . Commonly used in rich media. Full article >...
Vitamin
...designation origin ally given to essential fatty
acids that the body cannot manufacture. They were "de- vitamin ized" because they are fatty
acids . Fatty
acids are a major component of fats . Full article >>> Vitamin K is a co...
Urine
...e , which are bases and constituents of nucleic
acids Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology ... (cf. nitrogenous base ) that occurs in nucleic
acids . The p urine s in DNA and RNA are adenine and guanine . 7 H- P urine ... Full article &...
Uric acid
...in The precipitation of sulf uric acid and other
acids as rain. The
acids form when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides released during the combustion of fossil fuels combi...
Urea cycle
...trogenous waste comes from the breakdown of amino
acids . Full article >>> The inner fluid phase has most of the enzymes of the tricarboxylic acid cycle and some of the urea cycle . The inner membrane contains the components of the electron transport chain . Full article >>>...
Uracil
..., and uracil , which are constituents of nucleic
acids Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology ...-ring structure; one of the components of nucleic
acids . Privacy Statement, Terms of Use, Permissions ... Full article >>> The bases in th...
Urea
...trogenous waste comes from the breakdown of amino
acids . This occurs by deamination . Full article >>> urea [Gk. ouron, urine ] A soluble form of nitrogenous waste excreted by mammals and most adult amphibians. Full article >>> urea A nitrogen-containing waste produc...
Ubiquitin
...2;> Ubiquitin a small protein (76 amino
acids ) conserved throughout all the kingdom s of life; that is, virtually identical in sequence whether in bacteria , yeast, or mammals . used by all these creatures to target proteins for destruction. Full article >>> ubiquitin a...
Turnover
...>> Purine s from turnover of nucleic
acids (or from food) can also be salvaged and reused in new nucleotide s. Full article >>> Pericellular proteolysis represents one of the key modes by which the cell can modulate its environment , involving not only turnover of the ...
Tricuspid valve
...s in the cytoplasm of a cell that carry amino
acids to the ribosomes for protein synthesis. Full article >>> It flows through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle . The term tricuspid refers to the three flaps of tissue that make up the valve. Contr action of the ve...
Translation
...ence or RNA bases into a sequence of amino
acids Source: Jenkins, John B. 1990. Human Genetics ... ribosome , several t RNA molecule s and amino
acids are shown. There is a specific t RNA for each of the 20 different amino
acids . Below: A ribosom...
Transfer RNA
...A a small RNA species that attached to amino
acids and carries them to the ribosome where transla...of small RNA s used by the cell to carry amino
acids to the enzyme complex (the ribosome ) which builds proteins , using an m RNA as a guide. Other...
Transcription
... (t RNA ): A class of RNA that carries amino
acids into ribosomes and bonds with m RNA for protein production. Full article >>> transcription : the process in which a complement ary strand of m RNA is synthesized according to the nitrogenous base code of DNA . transgen...
Transcript
... (t RNA ): A class of RNA that carries amino
acids into ribosomes and bonds with m RNA for protein production. Full article >>> transcript ion : the process in which a complement ary strand of m RNA is synthesized according to the nitrogenous base code of DNA . transg...
Trans-
... malonaldehyde and other aldehydes; trans- fatty
acids ; some saturated fatty
acids (lauric, myristic and possibly palmitic
acids ); ... Full article >>> In genetics ...
Trans
... (t RNA ): A class of RNA that carries amino
acids into ribosomes and bonds with m RNA for protein production. Full article >>> trans ition state - structure that forms trans iently in the course of a chemical re action and has the highest free energy of any re action inter...
Thymine
..., and uracil , which are constituents of nucleic
acids Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology ...-ring structure; one of the components of nucleic
acids . Privacy Statement, Terms of Use, Permissions ... Full article >>> ( RNA , like DNA...
Tertiary Structure
...'s primary sequence , or the sequence of amino
acids it is composed of. Full article >>> ...ed by protein due to interactions between amino
acids far apart on the chain. PICTURE ... Full article >>> tertiary structure - the thre...
Template
...es a certain protein in the sequence of amino
acids that comprise the protein . The sequence of a strand of m RNA is based on the sequence of a complement ary strand of DNA . Full article >>> Template quality and quantity were assayed by agarose gel electrophoresis . ...
Structural biology
...ological macromolecules -- proteins and nucleic
acids in particular--and what causes them to have the s...om- resolution structures of proteins , nucleic
acids , lipids , carbohydrates , and complexes thereof. Biochemistry and chemistry - biomolecular str...
Stomach
.... V. Mosby ... Full article >>> Ant
acids chemicals consumed by people to react with stomach acid to change the pH of the stomach contents to a neutral pH (anti = against opposite; acid = sour sharp) Anterior front or head end of an organ ism (ante = before) ... Full article >&...
Stoma
... of Nefertiti. Full article >>> Ant
acids chemicals consumed by people to react with stoma ch acid to change the pH of the stoma ch contents to a neutral pH (anti = against opposite; acid = sour sharp) Anterior front or head end of an organ ism (ante = before) ... Full article ...
Splicing
...in proteins with different composition of amino
acids or it may involve just the length of 3' UTR. Full article >>> Catalyzes the splicing of precursor message RNA . Major components are snRNP s (U1, U2, U4, U5 and U6). Related Precursor m RNA Splicing ... Full article >...
Smooth ER
...lding membranes such as phospholipid s), fatty
acids and steroids (e.g., hormones ), ... Full article >>> smooth ER That portion of the endoplasmic reticulum that is free of ribosomes . smooth muscle ... Full article >>> smooth ER The portion of endoplasmic ret...
Silent Mutation
Silent mutation s Most amino
acids are encoded by several different codon s. For example, if the third base in the TCT codon for serine is changed to any one of the other three bases , serine will still be encoded. Full article >>> silent mutation s: codes for t...
Signal Sequence
... Typical signal sequence s contain 15 - 30 amino
acids . Full article >>> Signal Sequence : A hydrophobic amino acid sequence which directs a growing peptide chain to be secreted into the endoplasmic reticulum . Full article >>> The N-terminal signal sequence of th...
Sequencing
... DNA or RNA molecule or the order of amino
acids in a protein . Full article >>> A sequencing approach that uses several pooled samples simultaneously, greatly increasing sequencing speed. Related Terms: Sequencing ... Full article >>> DNA sequencing . Proce...
Sequential Epitope
... DNA or RNA molecule or the order of amino
acids in a protein . Full article >>>...
Sequence
...ypical signal sequence s contain 15 - 30 amino
acids . Full article >>> Sequence tagged site (STS) Short (200 to 500 base pair s) sequence of genomic DNA that has a single occurrence in the human genome and whose location and base sequence are known. Full article >&...
Secretin
Secretin It is a polypeptide of 27 amino
acids . It is secreted by cells in the duodenum when they are exposed to the acidic contents of the emptying stomach . Full article >>> secretin : a hormone produced by digestive glands that influences digestive processes. seedless...
Secondary Structure
... proteins contain one or more stretches of amino
acids that take on a character istic structure in 3-D ...ation of hydrogen bond s between different amino
acids ; can be a pleated sheet, alpha helix , or random coil. Shape of a protein caused by attr action ...
Sarcomere
...e covalent bonds between the carbons of its fatty
acids . PICTURE ... Full article >>> sarcomere [Gk. sarx, the flesh + meris, part of, portion] The fundamental, repeating unit of striated muscle , delimited by the Z lines. Full article >>> sarcomere : the functional unit...
S1 nuclease
...yme which digests only single- strand ed nucleic
acids . Full article >>> After ExoIII di...ate is single- strand ed DNA or RNA . Nucleic
acids . The two nucleic
acids , deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA ) and ribonucleic acid ( RNA ), are made ...
RNase
...ate is single- strand ed DNA or RNA . Nucleic
acids . Full article >>>...
RNA editing
...in proteins with different composition of amino
acids or it may involve just the length of 3' UTR. One reason for alternative/differential splicing is base modification during RNA editing causing a change in slice sites. Full article >>>...
RNA polymerase
... Enzymes that catalyze the synthesis of nucleic
acids on preexisting nucleic acid template s, assembling RNA from ribonucleotides . Related Terms: Enzyme ... Full article >>> RNA polymerase recognizes a specific base sequence in the DNA called a promoter and binds to it. ...
RNA
... RNA . Small RNA molecule s that carry amino
acids to the ribosome for polymerization into a polypeptide . Full article >>> Search for RNA in these other data bases too Definition of RNA : A single- strand ed nucleic acid similar to DNA but having ribose sugar rather than ...
Ribosomes
... in eukaryotic cells ; the bodies in which amino
acids are bound together to form proteins . Full arti...molecule composed of one or more chains of amino
acids in a specific order ; the order is determined by the base sequence of nucleotide s in the ge...
Ribosome
... in eukaryotic cells ; the bodies in which amino
acids are bound together to form proteins . Full arti...of small RNA s used by the cell to carry amino
acids to the enzyme complex (the ribosome ) which builds proteins , using an m RNA as a guide. Other...
Ribonucleotides
...ouble bonds into the hydrocarbon portion of fatty
acids . Full article >>> Tranquilizers T...life in that it codes for the sequence of amino
acids in proteins ; ... Full article >>> The assay can measure the incorporation of deox...
Ribonucleic acid
... in eukaryotic cells ; the bodies in which amino
acids are bound together to form proteins . Full article >>> Ribonucleic acid ( RNA ) was discovered after DNA . DNA , with exceptions in chloroplasts and mitochondria , is restricted to the nucleus (in eukaryotes , the nucleoid ...
Restriction
...id sequence -- the linear order of the amino
acids in a protein or peptide . Full article >>> restriction endonuclease s Site -specific endonuclease s causing cleavage of both strand s of DNA at points within or near the specific site recognized by the enzyme . Many ge...
Residue
...nd The nucleoside residue s which form nucleic
acids are joined by phosphodiester linkage s between the 3' C atom of one ribose moiety and the 5' C atom of the next. Full article >>> The absence of punctuation makes reading the m RNA susceptible to changes in the frame of reading ...
Regulatory region
...tism. Oxytocin Oxytocin is a peptide of 9 amino
acids . It acts on certain smooth muscle s: ... Full article >>> Genetic constructs that include regulatory region s targeting gene expression to specific tissue s are necessary if the gene product is to be harvested readily. Full ar...
Recombinant DNA
...t binding between histidine or other unique amino
acids (either naturally present on the surface of the protein or grafted with recombinant DNA techniques) and various immobilized metal ions, ... Full article >>> in physiology or medicine for their isolation of restriction endonuc...
Pyruvic acid
...ic acid) - found in sour milk Aromatic carboxylic
acids ... Full article >>> pyruvic acid The end product 3-carbon compound resulting from glycolysis of glucose which enters the Krebs cycle in aerobic respiration . Back to PAE Glossary ... Full article >>> pyru...
Pyrimidine
..., and uracil , which are constituents of nucleic
acids Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology ... (cf. nitrogenous base ) that occurs in nucleic
acids . The pyrimidine s in DNA are cytosine and thymine . The pyrimidine s in RNA are cytosine ...
Pyrenoid
...ent substance of several bases found in nucleic
acids . Full article >>> pyrenoid A region of starch formation found in the chloroplasts of various algae , for example, Chlamydomonas. Covered in Lab 6 Unicellular and Filamentous Organ ization ... Full article >>> ...
Purine
...e , which are bases and constituents of nucleic
acids Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology ... (cf. nitrogenous base ) that occurs in nucleic
acids . The purine s in DNA and RNA are adenine and guanine . 7 H- Purine ... Full article >...
Proximal
...where most re absorption of water, sodium, amino
acids , and sugar takes place. PICTURE ... Full article >>> proximal Situated toward or near the point of attachment; opposite of distal , distant. proximate causation (factors)Mechanistic explanations for how behavior occurs, including, ...
Proteolysis
... degradation of proteins to peptides or amino
acids catalyzed by proteases. Full article >>> They are often subjected to proteolysis to generate the mature form. These function, typically in higher organ isms, as hormones and signaling molecule s. Some lower organ isms produce ...
Proteinoids
... primitive polymers formed by the unison of amino
acids ; able to act as enzymes and catalyze organ ic ...>>> proteinoids Polymers of amino
acids formed spontaneously from inorganic molecule s; have enzyme -like properties and can catalyze che...
Proteins
...ucted from one or more unbranched chains of amino
acids ; that is, they are polymers. Full article >&...2; proteins - long linear polymers of amino
acids joined head to tail by peptide bond between carboxylic acid group of one amino acid to the amin...
Protein
...ucted from one or more unbranched chains of amino
acids ; that is, they are polymers. Full article >&... molecule made up of one or more chains of amino
acids . Protein s perform a wide variety of activities in the cell . explained: Listen to a detailed...
Proteasome
...er proteins into short polypeptide s and amino
acids in an ATP -driven re action . Full article >>> Proteasome s deal primarily with endogenous proteins ; that is, proteins that were synthesized within the cell such as: ... Full article >>> Proteasome depends on ...
Prostaglandins
Prostaglandins are 20-carbon organ ic
acids synthesized from unsaturated fatty
acids . Link to illustrated discussion. There are at least three key enzymes that synthesize prostaglan...
Proof-reading
...ection of errors made during synthesis of nucleic
acids or polypeptide s by scrutiny of the products after the nucleotide s or amino
acids have already been incorporated. Full article >>> DNA virus es have considerably low...
Prokaryote
... ions. These ions can then be used to build amino
acids . Full article >>> See Prokaryote ...ous cellular structures that is composed of amino
acids ... Full article >>> Prokaryote General term used for organ isms that are not euk...
Prokaryotes
... ions. These ions can then be used to build amino
acids . Full article >>> ocytes A group o...ous cellular structures that is composed of amino
acids ... Full article >>>...