biochemical change
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbiochemicalandchange
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biochemical
adjective
uk/ˌbaɪ.əʊˈkem.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌbaɪ.oʊˈkem.ɪ.kəl/
connected with the chemistry of ...
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change
noun
uk/tʃeɪndʒ/us/tʃeɪndʒ/
the act of becoming different, or the result of something ...
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When reaction kinetics and diffusion are coupled, travelling waves of chemical concentration can effect abiochemicalchangevery much faster than straight diffusional processes.
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The most obviousbiochemicalchangewould be the downregulation of photosynthetic gene expression which results in the loss of chlorophyll and stops photosynthetic activity.
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Thebiochemicalchangeusually occurs in a lysosome where a specific part of the precursor enzyme is cleaved in order to activate it.
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Air pollution affects ground ozone, which experience abiochemicalchangewith sun light.
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The sensor uses a biological element, such as an enzyme capable of recognizing or signaling abiochemicalchangein solution.
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All of these cell-membrane-bound molecules trigger biochemical changes inside the cell when they change their configuration.
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We assume that this phenomenon is connected with other biochemical changes in damaged cells.
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Potassium has low participation in microbial metabolism; its availability is not very sensitive to biochemical changes in the soil13.
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Thus, it is likely that other or additional biochemical changes are required for anhydrobiosis.
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Many physiological and biochemical changes associated with diapause can serve to reduce cuticular permeability, notably changes in cuticle structure/composition and in cellular/haemolymph solutes.
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However, some biochemical changes occur under these physiological conditions that can be correlated with the loss of dormancy.
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A key feature of caspases in the cell is that they are present as zymogens, termed procaspases, which are inactive until abiochemicalchangecauses their activation.
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Biochemical changes induced in human milk by gestagens.
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Nor did we assess whether any biochemical changes occurred in the hippocampus which were not reflected in volume changes.
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We barely understand the responses to these processes, the associated biochemical changes, genetic switches and what leads to the induction of the cryptobiotic state or hibernation.
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Water status of primed tomato seeds physiological and biochemical changes.
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Once dormancy is broken, physiological and biochemical changes in the yam tuber progressively impair texture, taste and -avour.
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