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(Encyclopedia)operon, in genetics, site on a bacterial chromosome containing genes that control protein synthesis (structural genes) together with a gene that determines whether the structural genes are active or n...Kornberg, Arthur
(Encyclopedia)Kornberg, Arthur, 1918–2007, American biochemist, b. Brooklyn, grad. College of the City of New York (B.S., 1937) and Univ. of Rochester (M.D., 1941). In 1942 he joined the U.S. Public Health Servic...lipoic acid
(Encyclopedia)lipoic acid: see coenzyme.lactic acid
(Encyclopedia)lactic acid, CH3CHOHCO2H, a colorless liquid organic acid. It is miscible with water or ethanol. Lactic acid is a fermentation product of lactose (milk sugar); it is present in sour milk, koumiss, leb...acetylsalicylic acid
(Encyclopedia)acetylsalicylic acid əsētˌəlsălˌĭsĭlˈĭk [key], acetate ester of salicylic acid. See aspirin. ...acetic acid
(Encyclopedia)acetic acid əsēˈtĭk [key], CH3CO2H, colorless liquid that has a characteristic pungent odor, boils at 118℃, and is miscible with water in all proportions; it is a weak organic carboxylic acid (s...methanoic acid
(Encyclopedia)methanoic acid, IUPAC name for formic acid. ...maleic acid
(Encyclopedia)maleic acid məlēˈĭk [key]: see fumaric acid. ...malic acid
(Encyclopedia)malic acid: see Krebs cycle.ascorbic acid
(Encyclopedia)ascorbic acid: see vitamin.Browse by Subject
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