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• Morphine
  ...sic in the world until heroin was synthesized and came into use. Until the synthesis of [[dihydromorphine]] (ca. 1900), the dihydromorphinone class of opioids ( ...ormula of morphine was determined by 1925. At least three methods of total synthesis of morphine from starting materials such as coal tar and petroleum distilla
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• Abrus precatorius
  ...toxin into the cell. Once inside the cell, the A chain prevents [[protein synthesis]] by inactivating the 26S subunit of the [[ribosome]]. One molecule of abri
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• Tetracycline
  ...ia]], indicated for use against many bacterial infections. It is a protein synthesis inhibitor. It is commonly used to treat [[Acne vulgaris|acne]] today, and, * May interfere with [[methotrexate]] by displacing it from the various protein binding sites
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• Pentoxifylline
  ...15634873 | url=http://www.jimmunol.org/cgi/content/full/174/2/589 }}</ref> synthesis, and [[Anti-inflammatory|reduces inflammation]] and [[innate immunity]] <re
  7 KB (885 words) - 09:43, 20 September 2010
• Latex
  ...rev.ecolsys.110308.120307}}</ref> It is a complex emulsion consisting of [[protein]]s, [[alkaloid]]s, [[starch]]es, [[sugar]]s, [[Vegetable oil|oil]]s, [[tann It can also be made [[chemical synthesis|synthetically]] by [[polymerization|polymerizing]] a [[monomer]] as [[styre
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• Polymer nanocomposite
  ...e surface areas and short distances for the analyte to approach the sensor protein. ...ies changing the size of nanoparticles, which can be controlled during the synthesis. In the case of polymer nanocomposites we can utilize the properties of dis
  15 KB (2,273 words) - 10:09, 20 September 2010
• Biopolymer
  ...]s produced by living organisms. [[Cellulose]], [[starch]], [[chitin]], [[protein]]s, [[peptide]]s, [[DNA]] and [[RNA]] are all examples of biopolymers, in ...olymers spontaneously fold into characteristic compact shapes (see also "[[protein folding]]" as well as [[secondary structure]] and [[tertiary structure]]),
  68 KB (9,959 words) - 10:10, 20 September 2010
• Polymer
  ...plastic]]s and [[elastomer]]s to natural biopolymers such as [[DNA]] and [[protein]]s that are essential for life. A simple example is [[polyethylene]], whose Despite significant advances in synthesis and characterization of polymers, a correct understanding of polymer molecu
  45 KB (6,501 words) - 10:11, 20 September 2010
• Polyprenol
  ...The [[dolichol]] phosphate cycle plays a major role in the [[Biosynthesis|synthesis]] of [[glycoproteins]]. ...interactions of cells, support the immune system and the stabilization of protein molecules. Out of all these [[glycoproteins]], polyglycoprotein has the cap
  9 KB (1,206 words) - 10:11, 20 September 2010
• Nanofluidic Circuitry
  ...nnel<ref>Karnik, R.; Castelino, K.; Majumdar, A.; "Field-effect control of protein transport in a nanofluidic transistor circuit." ''Appl. Phys. Lett.'' 88, Application also can be found in synthesis of fibers. Polymer fibers can be created by electrospinning the monomers at
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• Coffea
  ...thor=Montavon P, Duruz E, Rumo G, Pratz G |title=Evolution of green coffee protein profiles with maturation and relationship to coffee cup quality |journal=J. ...ca L.) development: implications for in vivo modification of galactomannan synthesis |journal=Planta |volume=217 |issue=2 |pages=316–26 |year=2003 |month=June
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• Kefir
  ...r grains are a combination of [[bacteria]] and [[yeast]]s in a matrix of [[protein]]s, [[lipid]]s, and [[sugar]]s. This symbiotic matrix forms "grains" that r [[Milk sugar]] is, however, not essential for the synthesis of the polysaccharide that makes up the grains ([[kefiran]]), and studies h
  12 KB (1,755 words) - 19:38, 13 October 2010
• Kevlar
  Kevlar is [[Chemical synthesis|synthesized]] in solution from the [[monomer]]s 1,4-[[phenylene]]-di[[amine [[Image:Kevlar chemical synthesis.png|center|566px|The reaction of 1,4-phenylene-diamine (''para''-phenylened
  14 KB (1,990 words) - 10:16, 20 September 2010
• Iron
  ...mans. The color of blood is due to the [[hemoglobin]], an iron-containing protein. As illustrated by hemoglobin, iron often is bound to [[Cofactor (biochemi ...ron complexes and magnetic iron oxides, and as a reducing agent in organic synthesis.
  67 KB (9,808 words) - 10:24, 20 September 2010
• Fever
  ...r-β]], [[macrophage inflammatory protein]]-α and macrophage inflammatory protein-β as well as [[interferon-α]], [[IFN-β|interferon-β]], and [[Interferon ...[[CD14]] receptor of a nearby [[macrophage]]. This binding results in the synthesis and release of various endogenous [[cytokine]] factors, such as interleukin
  27 KB (3,703 words) - 20:20, 20 September 2010
• Antineoplastic
  ...being unwound, which is required for both DNA replication and RNA/protein synthesis.
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• Carbon monoxide poisoning
  Hemoglobin is a [[Tetrameric protein|tetramer]] with four oxygen binding sites. The binding of carbon monoxide a ...nterferes with aerobic metabolism and efficient [[adenosine triphosphate]] synthesis. Cells respond by switching to [[anaerobic metabolism]], causing [[Hypoxia
  71 KB (9,723 words) - 21:31, 20 September 2010
• Formaldehyde
  ==Synthesis and industrial production== Formaldehyde was first [[Chemical synthesis|reported]] by the [[Russia]]n chemist [[Aleksandr Butlerov]] (1828–86) an
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• Ethylenediamine
  ...emistry)|basic]] [[amine]]. It is a widely used building block in chemical synthesis, with approximately 500,000,000&nbsp;kg being produced in 1998.<ref name=Ul ==Synthesis==
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• Porphyrin
  ...is [[heme]], the pigment in red [[blood cell]]s. Heme is a cofactor of the protein hemoglobin. They are heterocyclic [[macrocycle]]s composed of four modifie .... Some iron-containing porphyrins are called [[heme]]s. Heme-containing [[protein]]s, or ''[[hemoprotein]]s'', are found extensively in nature. [[Hemoglobin
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