biochemistry
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1. the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | organic chemistry, |
| definition | : | the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially) (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | enzymology, |
| definition | : | the branch of biochemistry dealing with the chemical nature and biological activity of enzymes (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | zymology, zymurgy, |
| definition | : | the branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling) (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | antagonism, |
| definition | : | (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | agonist, |
| definition | : | (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | sequenator, sequencer, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | lysis, |
| definition | : | (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria (noun.process) |
| domain member category | : | precursor, |
| definition | : | a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction) (noun.substance) |
| domain member category | : | cutin, |
| definition | : | (biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids (noun.substance) |
| domain member category | : | a, adenine, |
| definition | : | (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA (noun.substance) |
| domain member category | : | adenosine, |
| definition | : | (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP (noun.substance) |
| domain member category | : | deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, dna, |
| definition | : | (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information (noun.substance) |
| domain member category | : | ribonucleic acid, rna, |
| definition | : | (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell (noun.substance) |
| domain member category | : | nucleic acid, |
| definition | : | (biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells (noun.substance) |
| domain member category | : | cytochrome, |
| definition | : | (biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration) (noun.substance) |
| domain member category | : | coenzyme q, ubiquinone, |
| definition | : | any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration (noun.substance) |
| domain member category | : | transcribe, |
| definition | : | convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA (verb.change) |
| domain member category | : | exergonic, |
| definition | : | (biochemistry) of a process accompanied by the release of energy (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | endergonic, |
| definition | : | (biochemistry) of a process accompanied by or requiring the absorption of energy; the products of the process are of greater free energy than the reactants (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | biochemist, |
| definition | : | someone with special training in biochemistry (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | biochemical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to biochemistry; involving chemical processes in living organisms (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | biochemist, |
| definition | : | someone with special training in biochemistry (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | biochemical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to biochemistry; involving chemical processes in living organisms (adj.pert) |
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