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Monoclonal antibodies that are isoantigenic.  

The “site” on an (allosteric) enzyme molecule where, via noncovalent binding to the site, a given effector can increase or decrease that enzyme’s catalytic activity. Such an effector is called an allosteric effector because it binds at a site on the enzyme molecule that is other (alio) than the enzyme’s catalytic site.  

Regulatory enzymes whose catalytic activity is modulated by the noncovalent binding of a specific metabolite (effector) at a site (regulatory site) other than the catalytic site (on the enzyme). Effector binding causes a three-dimensional conformation change in the enzyme and is the root of the modulation. The term is used to differentiate this form of…

An IgE-mediated (aggressive) immune system response to antigen(s) present on protein molecules in the particular food that (a given) person is allergic to. The antibodies (IgE) bind to those antigens and trigger a humoral immune response, which can cause vomiting, diarrhea, skin reactions, wheezing, and respiratory distress. In severe cases, the immune response can cause…

The expression in any particular manner of only one of the alleles, coding for the expressed immunoglobin.  

A chemical method of liberating DNA from a DNA-RNA hybrid.  

A heterogeneous (i.e., widely varying) group of photosynthetic plants, ranging from microscopic single-cell forms to multicellular, very large forms such as seaweed. All of them contain chlorophyll and hence most are green, but some of them may be different colors due to the presence of other, overshadowing pigments. A group of simple aquatic plants that…

A simple sugar in which the carbonyl carbon atom is at one end of the carbon chain. A class of monosaccharide sugars; the molecule contains an aldehyde group. A carbohydrate of the aldehyde group (CHO).  

A naturally occurring bacterium that is capable of inserting its DNA (genetic information) into plants, resulting in a type of injury to the plant known as crown gall. Among others, Monsanto Company has developed a way to stop Agrobacterium tumefaciens from causing crown gall, while maintaining its ability to insert DNA into plant cells, and…

A nonsugar component of a glycoside. The substance attached to the chemical structure of digitalis glycosides. It is responsible for the cardiotonic activity of those agents.