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Degradation

Degradation

(Science: biochemistry, chemistry) The reduction of a chemical Compound to one less complex, as by splitting off one or more groups.


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... If the same length of DNA is wound around each histone and every DNA segment between histones gets cut, the fragments after inter-histone degradation would be roughly the same size. Perhaps the nuclease doesn't cut between every histone; then you would see some double-length fragments, ...

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by jonmoulton
Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:32 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: DNA
Replies: 8
Views: 3400

protiens

... the following a)Phosphorylaton --------- 1)Association with membrane b)Glycosidation ----------- 2)Cell-cell recognition c)Acylation ------ ---- 3)Degradation d)Ubiquitinatio -------- 4)Activation/inactivation 2) One of the advantages of expressing eukaryotic proteins in bacteria is that they are ...

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by 2468
Tue Dec 04, 2012 1:11 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: protiens
Replies: 1
Views: 768

Amyloid beta (A4) precursor protein degradation products

Amyloid beta (A4) precursor protein degradation products of the pathogenic role of Alzheimer's disease research progress APP is a transmembrane glycoprotein widely present in various tissues, containing a longer fragment of the extracellular ...

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by Anonymous
Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:11 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Amyloid beta (A4) precursor protein degradation products
Replies: 1
Views: 3907

B. subtilis or C. sporogenes?

RESULTS: Gram Positve bacilli Typtophan Degradation - Casein Hydrolysis + Startch Hydrolysis + Fat Hydrolysis - Oxidase - Catalase + Urease - Citrate + Voges-Proskauer - Mehyl Red + Litmus Milk - Acid Fermentation Glucose = yellow(acidic), gas ...

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by Kat000
Mon Apr 02, 2012 2:26 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: B. subtilis or C. sporogenes?
Replies: 1
Views: 847

Help Identifying Unknown Bacteria

RESULTS: Gram Positve bacilli Typtophan Degradation - Casein Hydrolysis + Startch Hydrolysis + Fat Hydrolysis - Oxidase - Catalase + Urease - Citrate + Voges-Proskauer - Mehyl Red + Litmus Milk - Acid Fermentation Glucose = yellow(acidic), gas ...

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by Kat000
Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:56 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Help Identifying Unknown Bacteria
Replies: 0
Views: 619
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