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Integral

Integral

1. Lacking nothing of completeness; complete; perfect; uninjured; whole; entire. A local motion keepeth bodies integral. (Bacon)

2. Essential to completeness; constituent, as a part; pertaining to, or serving to form, an integer; integrant. Ceasing to do evil, and doing good, are the two great integral parts that complete this duty. (South)

3. (Science: mathematics) Of, pertaining to, or being, a whole number or undivided quantity; not fractional. Pertaining to, or proceeding by, integration; as, the integral calculus. Integral calculus. See calculus.

Origin: cf. F. Integral. See Integer.

1. A whole; an entire thing; a whole number; an individual.

2. (Science: mathematics) An expression which, being differentiated, will produce a given differential. See differential differential, and integration. Cf. Fluent. Elliptic integral, one of an important class of integrals, occurring in the higher mathematics; so called because one of the integrals expresses the length of an arc of an ellipse.


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Re: What is a non-integral repeat in an alpha helix?

c) positions the C=O and N-H groups to give favourable linear hydrogen bonds

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by biorules
Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:53 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: What is a non-integral repeat in an alpha helix?
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What is a non-integral repeat in an alpha helix?

What exactly is a non-integral repeat in an alpha helix and how does it arise? I was doing a question: An a helix is a form of protein secondary structure with 3.6 residues per turn of helix. The non-integral repeat arises because it: ...

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by qwertyqwerty
Wed Aug 15, 2012 1:46 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: What is a non-integral repeat in an alpha helix?
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caveolae and caveolin1

... also believed to play a role in endocytosis, oncogenesis, and the uptake of pathogenic bacteria and certain viruses. 2. Caveolins are a family of integral membrane proteins. involved in receptor-independent endocytosis. Caveolin-1 has also been shown to play a role in the integrin signaling they ...

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by taruntbiotech
Mon May 14, 2012 5:10 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: caveolae and caveolin1
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caveolae and caveolin1

... nutrients transport? How, the caveolaes, are involved in diseases? How they are related to membrane tension? And Caveolin1? it is a protein integral of PM, that is localizated on caveolae? What is the mechanosensing and mechanotransduction?? marco

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by marco86
Sun Apr 29, 2012 2:02 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: caveolae and caveolin1
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... B), not 5 A) Although homework is not to be assisted on these forums, the answer is C, not A or B. The polar heads of the phospholipids as well as integral proteins (hydrophilic channels, peripheral proteins etc) are exposed to cytoplasm/tissue fluid. See fluid mosaic model; http://www.infoplease.com/images/cig/biology/02fig01.png

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by Squirrell
Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:59 pm
 
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