bioactive compound

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compound
noun[C]
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/ˈkɒm.paʊnd/us
/ˈkɑːm.paʊnd/
chemistryspecialized
a chemical that combines two or ...
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This allows modification of the effect or the potency of abioactivecompound(typically a drug) by changing its chemical structure.
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Additionally, two chapters are devoted to the discovery of plant-derived bioactive compounds.
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The entire microbial biodiversity is a powerful resource for the development of novel drugs, enzymes and bioactive compounds.
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It produces bioactive compounds that can inhibit the growth of other fungi.
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Institute research will focus on identifying and making available to consumers bioactive compounds in plants that prevent and treat disease.
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Bioactive compounds typically occur in small amounts in foods.
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It keeps biological properties of proteins, and retains vitamins and bioactive compounds.
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Members of the genus are known to produce bioactive compounds such as medicarpin (a flavonoid) and medicagenic acid (a triterpenoid saponin).
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Several bioactive compounds are present in the mushroom.
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Using this powerful method it is possible to access bioactive compounds.
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It contains many bioactive compounds, including allantoin, aucubin, ursolic acid, flavonoids, and asperuloside.
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A further area of expertise includes investigation of raw materials, such as seaweed, for a variety of bioactive compounds.
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Nutrition is transiting an era that is defining the role of bioactive compounds in foods.
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These strains are known to be producers of 32 different structural types of bioactive compounds.
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Despite being intuitively helpful bioprospecting has only recently begun to incorporate indigenous knowledge in focusing screening efforts for bioactive compounds.
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Many different marine organisms have been explored for bioactive compounds.
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More recently, he has begun to examine endophytic fungi and bacteria for their novel bioactive compounds and their unique biology.
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His research encompasses isolation, structural and bioorganic studies of bioactive compounds, retinal proteins, interaction between ligands and neuroreceptors, development of various spectroscopic methods, especially circular dichroic spectroscopy.
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Kobayashi et al. had previously performed successful modifications to separate bioactive ionic compounds, and continued on that success to improve separation efficiency of bioactive compounds.
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