enzyme assay
collocation in Englishmeaningsofenzymeandassay
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enzyme
noun[C]
uk/ˈen.zaɪm/us/ˈen.zaɪm/
any of a group of chemical substances that are produced by living cells and cause particular chemical reactions to happen while not being ...
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assay
verb[T]
uk/əˈseɪ/us/əˈseɪ/
to perform an examination on a chemical in order to test how pure ...
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(Definition ofenzymeandassayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The homogeneous suspension was used for theenzymeassayand the dilution factor was taken into account for calculations.
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Sequences were screened for 113 restriction enzyme cutting sites to facilitate choice of a simple, singleenzymeassaythat would produce species-diagnostic banding patterns.
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Theenzymeassayand hypotaurine determination were carried out as described above.
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For the single-seedenzymeassay, seeds were bisected longitudinally and the embryo separated from the endosperm.
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A simpleenzymeassayfor dry matter digestibility and its value in studying food selection by generalist herbivores.
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The embryo and endosperm tissues from a single seed were subjected to a gel diffusionenzymeassay.
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Because serum can be drawn at low cost and without an invasive procedure, it is the preferred tissue forenzymeassaytesting.
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Different mutations have different effects onenzymeassayresults.
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Enzymeassayindicates the effectiveness of a given enzyme to a specific substrate and serves as a quality control tool.
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Blood serum is often used forenzymeassaytesting because it can be sampled inexpensively.
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An example progress curve for anenzymeassayis shown above.
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Inenzymeassay, success with one targeted population can not always be generalized to other populations, because the mutation base is diverse.
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Ornithine transcarbamylase is only expressed in the liver, thus performing anenzymeassayto confirm the diagnosis requires a liver biopsy.
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Because of pseudodeficiency alleles, the results ofenzymeassaytesting in one population can not be generalized to other populations.
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Both carrier and prenatal testing usingenzymeassaybecame available in the 1970s.
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In medical genetics, a false positive result occurs in anenzymeassaytest when test results are positive, but disease or morbidity is not present.
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Aliquots ranging from 10 to 80 ml of gland extract (for amylase and protease activity respectively) were used for the enzyme assays.
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However, the technique could be adapted for the continuousenzymeassaywhen colour intensity is monitored over time by incubating sister blots for progressively increasing periods of time.
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Three batches of gland extracts were used for the protein and enzyme assays.
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Theenzymeassayapproach tests phenotype at the molecular level with the levels of enzyme activity, while the mutation analysis approach tests the genotype directly, seeking known genetic markers.
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