Biology
- The Signal Sequence Interacts With The Srp
KEY TERMS:Protein translocation describes the movement of a protein across a membrane. This occurs across the membranes of organelles in eukaryotes, or across the plasma membrane in bacteria. Each membrane across which proteins are translocated has a...
- Antimony (sb)
Term: antimony (Sb) Literally meaning: ?not alone, against aloneness? Origin: Anc Greek????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead)?????/monos (=alone) Coined/History Plini the Elder referred to male had female...
- Hydrolase
Term: hydrolaseLiterally meaning: ?enzyme of breaking down water?Origin: Anc Greek????/hydor(=water)+-???/-asy(=-ase) enzyme suffix added to the name of the substrate that the enzyme hydrolyzes eg proteinase for protein or lipase for lipids >???-/dia-(=prefix...
- Xenoantigen
Term: xenoantigen Literally meaning: ?antigen from foreigners? Origin: Anc Greek?????/xenos(=foreign, stranger)+ ????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead) + ?????/geno(=produce, give birth to) Coined/History(?)DefinitionXenoantigen...
- Antigen
Term: antigen Literally meaning: ? antibody generator?Origin: Anc Greek????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead) + ?????/geno(=produce, give birth to)Coined/HistoryBy Hungarian physician and microbiologist Laszlo Detre (1874-1939)...
Biology
antagonist
Term: antagonist
Literally meaning: ?against fighter?
Origin: Anc Greek
????????????/antagonistis(= competitor, opponent, enemy) >????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead) + ?????????/agonistis(=fighter, combatant) > ????/agon(=contest, fight)
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Definition
- (pharmacology) Antagonist is a chemical substance that binds to a neuronal receptor inhibiting the sugnal triggered by an agonist (stimulator of receptor). E.g heroin overdose is usually treated with an opiod anatagonist, such as naloxone
- (microbiology) An antagonist is an organism that competes another organism by the production of antibiotis or lytic enzymes.
- The Signal Sequence Interacts With The Srp
KEY TERMS:Protein translocation describes the movement of a protein across a membrane. This occurs across the membranes of organelles in eukaryotes, or across the plasma membrane in bacteria. Each membrane across which proteins are translocated has a...
- Antimony (sb)
Term: antimony (Sb) Literally meaning: ?not alone, against aloneness? Origin: Anc Greek????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead)?????/monos (=alone) Coined/History Plini the Elder referred to male had female...
- Hydrolase
Term: hydrolaseLiterally meaning: ?enzyme of breaking down water?Origin: Anc Greek????/hydor(=water)+-???/-asy(=-ase) enzyme suffix added to the name of the substrate that the enzyme hydrolyzes eg proteinase for protein or lipase for lipids >???-/dia-(=prefix...
- Xenoantigen
Term: xenoantigen Literally meaning: ?antigen from foreigners? Origin: Anc Greek?????/xenos(=foreign, stranger)+ ????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead) + ?????/geno(=produce, give birth to) Coined/History(?)DefinitionXenoantigen...
- Antigen
Term: antigen Literally meaning: ? antibody generator?Origin: Anc Greek????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead) + ?????/geno(=produce, give birth to)Coined/HistoryBy Hungarian physician and microbiologist Laszlo Detre (1874-1939)...