1.The study of the chemical substances and vital processes occurring in living organisms; biological chemistry; physiological chemistry. 2.The chemical composition of a particular living system or biological substance:viral biochemistry. bi′o·chem′i·cal(-ĭ-kəl)adj.& n. ...
Even though the exact biological function of AlgL remains undetermined, two preliminary models for its role in alginate biosynthesis have been proposed33,36. These models suggest that AlgL undertakes a maintenance role in the periplasm by degrading alginate that has been misguided due to inefficient ...
Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer and is distributed throughout nature in plants, animals, algae, fungi, and minerals. A major source of cellulose is plant fiber. Cellulose is the main structural component of plants that provides them with their mechanical as well as structural integrity a...
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(Tables4and5). They interact with dendritic cells and macrophages, stimulate the proliferation of T/B lymphocytes and natural killer cells, improve antibody production, enhance cell tumoricidal activity, and mononuclear cell phagocytic capacity, increase the function of chemokines as well as affect the...
the biochemical processes are mostly interpreted as frameworks of connectivity between biochemical compounds and proteins, which are synthesized from genes to function as transcription factors binding to regulatory sites of other genes, as enzymes catalyzing metabolic reactions...
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a biological macromolecule that can improve gut homeostasis and lipid metabolism. However, its potential role in preventing obesity and associated mechanisms is still poorly understood. Herein, a supplement of BC was used to fully evaluate how it prevents obesity based on...
Thestructureandfunctionoflargebiologicalmolecules(PartI)Macromolecules •Thecriticallyimportantlargemoleculesofalllivingthingsfallintojustfourmainclasses:carbohydrates,lipids,proteins,andnucleicacids.•Onthemolecularscale,membersofthreeoftheseclasses--carbohydrates,proteins,andnucleicacids--arehugeandarethereforecalled...
major promastigotes and this may help to break down cellulose in infected flies and sustain their growth. Starch is a main photosynthesis product that is stored in leaves. Starch grains have been found in the midguts of field caught sand flies and alpha-amylase, the specific enzyme for starch,...
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