metal ion
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metal
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈmet.əl/us/ˈmet̬.əl/
a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat ...
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ion
noun[C]
uk/ˈaɪ.ɒn/us/ˈaɪ.ɑːn/
an atom or small group of atoms that has an electrical charge because it has added or lost one or ...
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Suitable tags should have very high affinity for a givenmetalionand should not interfere with the protein nor induce structural changes.
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Not only the surface-charge density, but also the valence of the addedmetalionhas a large impact on the effects.
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Cleaning solutions containingmetalionchelatants are used to remove inorganic scales that contain a considerable portion of divalent cations.
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Folding and unfolding rates (kf and ku) saturated at high and lowmetalionconcentration, respectively.
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In summary, the binding of a singlemetalionclose to the voltage sensor is state-dependent and affects the activation and deactivation time constants differently.
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This suggests a method formetalionrecovery using chelate desorption.
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In brief, these were the tendency for pairwise coaxial stacking of helical arms, and the importance ofmetalioninteractions in the induction of folding.
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Why zinc fingers prefer zinc : ligand-field symmetry and the hidden thermodynamics ofmetalionselectivity.
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When molarity of the freemetalionexceeds that of the sulfide, toxicity was observed.
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These values vary depending on themetalion, on the magnetic field and on the molecular mass of the protein investigated.
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The forward and reverse rates were very dependent uponmetalionconcentration, being faster at lower concentrations.
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There is one bound catalyticmetalionassociated with the free 5k phosphate, the corresponding 3k hydroxyl, and a pair of enzyme side-chains.
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A hardmetalionis one which preferably retains its valence electrons and which is not readily polarized.
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This relatively low pressure stabilizes the emission current in an electron source, but it is entirely unacceptable inmetalionsources.
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