acceptor
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- noun
- /əˈsɛptər/
- Specialized
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aceptador
- In FRET, a donor dye, when excited by a laser, may transfer energy to an acceptor dye through dipole-dipole interactions.
- electron acceptor
- terminal electron acceptor
- donor and acceptor
How much red shifted fluorescence do you get from donor to acceptor energy transfer?
- How much red shifted fluorescence do you get from donor to acceptor energy transfer?
- And now they've moved to a new family of donor π acceptor dyes and they're getting better performance.
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In electronics, an acceptor is typically a substance that receives electrons from a donor.
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How much red shifted fluorescence do you get from donor to acceptor energy transfer?
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We combine these new acceptor materials with a known donor polymer that we can simply buy.
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The shaded benzothiadiazole group in F8BT is a strong electron acceptor.
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An electron donor (reduced compound) and an electron acceptor (oxidized compound) are needed.
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Ammonia is the electron donor, and nitrite is the electron acceptor. These bacteria are slow-growing autotrophs.
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Bacteria capable of using these electron donors are mainly slow-growing autotrophs that mostly prefer nitrite as a terminal electron acceptor.
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In a chemical reaction, the electron acceptor facilitates the transfer of electrons from the electron donor.
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For effective photosynthesis, plants require a molecule that serves as an acceptor of electrons during the light reactions.
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A tRNA molecule that brings the correct amino acid to the cell's protein-making machine
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Etymology
The word acceptor comes from Latin parts ac- ('to') and capere ('take') and is related to the English word accept. In science an acceptor is something that 'takes' electrons, so the name helps you remember it is a receiver in a chemical reaction.