crowder
9.5
A substance added to a solution to make many large molecules stay close together
- noun
- /ˈkraʊdər/
- Specialized
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agente de concentración
- Adding a crowder to the solution can mimic the crowded environment inside a cell.
Examples
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Researchers used a molecular crowder to study protein folding in vitro.
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The presence of a crowder can significantly alter the outcome of biochemical reactions.
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The scientist added a crowder to the solution.
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In the experiment, we used a specific crowder to enhance the results.
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Adding a crowder to the solution can mimic the crowded environment inside a cell.
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Researchers used a molecular crowder to study protein folding in vitro.
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The presence of a crowder can significantly alter the outcome of biochemical reactions.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crowder in science is named from crowd because it is something you add to a liquid to make it more 'crowded' with large molecules, like the packed inside of a cell, and that crowding changes how molecules behave.
