biomolecule
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- noun
- /ˌbaɪoʊˈmɒlɪˌkjuːl/
- Specialized
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biomolécula
- Proteins and nucleic acids are types of biomolecules that play crucial roles in living cells.
- large biomolecules
You just need simple amino acids, just simple biomolecules.
- You just need simple amino acids, just simple biomolecules.
Examples
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Another useful feature is technetium's ability to bind chemically with many biomolecules.
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But even more than that, you have various biomolecules that are very temperature sensitive.
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So our next class of of biomolecule that we're going to talk about are nucleic acids.
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Understanding biological systems, then, rests in part on understanding how biomolecules shift shape.
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Nanoparticles and nanowires exist on a scale similar to biomolecules such as DNA and proteins.
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Such calculations should have a significant impact on our understanding of complicated solids, large biomolecules, and complex liquids.
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However, the process of TRR is sophisticated and involves various genes and other biomolecules, and better combinations of genes are expected.
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The explosive evaporation of the matrix lifts the biomolecules into the gas phase and transfers charge to them.
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On paper, thermal neutrons seem ideal for probing the structure of crystallized biomolecules.
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Arrays of surface-bound biomolecules find applications in biosensors, chromatography, diagnostic immunoassays, cell culturing, DNA microarrays, and other analytical procedures.
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Synonyms
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A chemical made or used by living things
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word biomolecule starts with bio- 'life', the same bio- you see in biology, and ends with molecule 'small unit'. So a biomolecule is a 'small unit of life', like proteins, DNA, or fats that living things are made of.