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Chromatographic techniques in which the mobile phase is a liquid.  

The material of chromosomes. It is a complex of DNA, histones, and nonhistone proteins (chromosomal proteins, non-histone) found within the nucleus of a cell. From the Greek word for color. Named by Walter Flemming in 1879, due to the fact that chromatin’s band-like structures stained darkly, chromatin is the complex of DNA and (histone) protein…

A greenish-yellow, diatomic gas that is a member of the halogen family of elements. It has the atomic symbol Cl, atomic number 17, and atomic weight 70.906. It is a powerful irritant that can cause fatal pulmonary edema. Chlorine is used in manufacturing, as a reagent in synthetic chemistry, for water purification, and in the…

Disinfectant and topical anti-infective agent used also as mouthwash to prevent oral plaque. An antiseptic used as a general disinfectant for skin and mucous membranes or as a preservative (for example, in eye drops). Chlorhexidine is used in solution, creams, gels, and lozenges and in some preparations is combined with cetrimonium. In very dilute solutions…

An enzyme that converts UDP glucosamine into chitin and UDP.  

Organism that contains a mixture of genetically different cells. An organism consisting of tissues or parts of diverse genetic constitution. An example of a chimera would be a centaur; the half-man, half-goat figure of Greek mythology. The word “chimera” is from the mythological creature by that name which possessed the head of a lion, the…

Chemical substances that attract or repel cells or organisms. The concept denotes especially those factors released as a result of tissue injury, invasion, or immunologic activity, that attract leukocytes, macrophages, or other cells to the site of infection or insult.  

Cationic bactericidal surfactant used as a topical antiseptic for skin, wounds, mucous membranes, instruments, etc.; and also as a component in mouthwash and lozenges. A detergent disinfectant, used for the disinfection of skin, wounds, and bums and as a mouthwash.  

Antifungal antibiotic isolated from several species, including Acremonium (Cephalosporium), Acrocylindrum, and Helicoceras. It inhibits the biosynthesis of several lipids by interfering with enzyme function and is used as a biochemical tool.  

The arteries supplying the cerebral cortex.