Carrier protein — Carrier proteins are proteins that transport a specific substance or group of substances through intracellular compartments or in extracellular fluids (e.g. in the blood) or else across the cell membrane. Some of the carriers are water soluble… … Wikipedia
Carrier — has various meanings:In Science (physics, electronics, biology, mathematics, chemistry and other sciences): * Carrier wave, a waveform suitable for modulation by an information bearing signal * Charge carrier, an unbound particle carrying an… … Wikipedia
carrier — 1. A person or animal that harbors a specific infectious agent in the absence of discernible clinical disease and serves as a potential source of infection. 2. Any chemical capable of accepting an atom … Medical dictionary
carrier — car•ri•er [[t]ˈkær i ər[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that carries 2) a postal employee who delivers or collects mail 3) a person who delivers newspapers or magazines 4) trs a) an individual or company engaged in transporting passengers or goods… … From formal English to slang
carrier-free — Said of a substance in which a radioactive or other tagged atom is found in every molecule; the highest possible specific activity. * * * car·ri·er free (karґe ər freґ) a term denoting a radioisotope of an element in pure form, i.e.,… … Medical dictionary
Damage associated molecular pattern molecule — Damage associated molecular pattern molecules [DAMPs] derived molecules can initiate and perpetuate immune response in the noninfectious inflammatory response. They serve as the “Signal 0” similar to pathogen associated molecular pattern… … Wikipedia
electron carrier — noun Any of several classes of molecule that acts as both an acceptor and donator of electrons and functions in an energy producing system such as photosynthesis … Wiktionary
metabolism — /meuh tab euh liz euhm/, n. 1. Biol., Physiol. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Cf. anabolism, catabolism … Universalium
poison — poisoner, n. poisonless, adj. poisonlessness, n. /poy zeuhn/, n. 1. a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health. 2. something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well being: the poison of slander. 3.… … Universalium
Biochemistry — For the journal, see Biochemistry (journal). Biological Chemistry redirects here. For the journal formerly named Biological Chemistry Hoppe Seyler, see Biological Chemistry (journal). Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the… … Wikipedia
