catalytic activity

collocation in English

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catalytic
adjective
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/ˌkæt.əˈlɪt.ɪk/us
/ˌkæt̬.əˈlɪt̬.ɪk/
making a chemical reaction happen more quickly by using ...
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activity
noun
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/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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It is suggested that the results of the present study show the influence of temperature in promotingcatalyticactivity.
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The original catalysts may have been based on clays, various metals, inorganic and organic species that happened to be present and possess somecatalyticactivity.
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This is a lead to quantitative analyses of a relationship betweencatalyticactivityand nucleic acid structure within nucleic acid sequence space.
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The conserved acidic residues of these sequences are positioned in the active sites and bind divalent cations that are essential forcatalyticactivity.
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Specific binding andcatalyticactivitymust have been present in matter before the rise of biology, and may have contributed to that event.
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The conserved central bases, with few exceptions, are essential for ribozyme'scatalyticactivity.
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Catalyticactivityis markedly enhanced upon phosphorylation at this site.
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I look for acatalyticactivityfor regional investments.
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Itscatalyticactivityis similar to anhydrous aluminium chloride.
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In many cases denaturation can permanently disable theircatalyticactivity.
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Thecatalyticactivityof nanomaterials also opens potential risks in their interaction with biomaterials.
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The interaction of the three -sheets of the -sandwich creates a channel forcatalyticactivity, as it is the site of coordination of metal ions.
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Rather, it is used to express "catalyticactivity" which is a property of the catalyst.
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It was found that thecatalyticactivitydecreased as the concentration of catalyst increased due to poisoning of some of the catalyst centers.
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Targeted mutations that prevent the closed conformation result in a 40-fold increase incatalyticactivity.
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They are commonly utilized for theircatalyticactivityand semiconductive properties.
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A catalyst may and usually will have differentcatalyticactivityfor several distinct reactions.
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Thiscatalyticactivityof copper is used by the enzymes with which it is associated, thus is only toxic when unsequestered and unmediated.
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A cysteine, a histidine and a glutamate or aspartate have been found to be important for the enzyme'scatalyticactivity.
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