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Residue

residue

(Science: biochemistry) A single unit within a polymer, such as an amino acid within a polypeptide or protein.

This term reflects the fact that sugars, nucleotides, and amino acids usually lose a few atoms (usually hydrogen and oxygen) when they are polymerised into a larger molecule.


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Sequence allignment questions

... ':' means Conservative amino acids. As we know it's the replacement of an amino acid residue with another one with similar properties, so why do the amino acids with the ':' below it have different properties (so different colours) (look ...

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by TToe
Fri Nov 23, 2012 3:51 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Sequence allignment questions
Replies: 6
Views: 811

Re: How dominance works at the DNA/RNA/protein

... reduced half-life of the mRNA. There may be STOP codon in middle of the gene yielding truncated protein. The protein may have mutated residue loosing all activity.

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by JackBean
Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:58 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: How dominance works at the DNA/RNA/protein
Replies: 10
Views: 2050

promoter mutations effects

... this sequence and question that: (- 35 REGİON: TTGACA, -10 REGİON: TCCAAT) Please answer mutation questions on Pribnow sequences 1-change last T residue of pribnow sequence to A, 2-change first A residue of pribnow sequence to T residue, Please answer mutation question on -35 sequences 1-change ...

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by aves
Sun Nov 20, 2011 5:52 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: promoter mutations effects
Replies: 2
Views: 850

Re: ATCC strains for commercial purposes

... quality gas than natural gas and the process is much much cleaner. The process uses woodchips and also uses all of the feedstock, there is no residue. You can even burn manure. There are few books available but more research articles so I have to read those. No consultants and the microbiologists ...

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by dulouz
Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:43 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ATCC strains for commercial purposes
Replies: 12
Views: 6859

Phenyalanine

RBC= Red Blood Cell I'm guessing. Phenylalanine is a residue in hemoglobin; I believe it helps stabilize the O2 once it is bound.

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by CarlosG
Tue Aug 02, 2011 3:48 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Phenyalanine
Replies: 3
Views: 1471
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