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Metabolism (/məˈtæbəlɪzəm/, from Gr****: μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining
chemical reactions in organisms. The
three main functions...
- Pharmacogenomics,
often abbreviated "PGx," is the
study of the role of the
genome in drug response. Its name (pharmaco- + genomics)
reflects its combining...
- and it, or the
synthetic growth regulator ethephon which is
rapidly metabolised to
produce ethylene, are used on
industrial scale to
promote ripening...
- A
plastivore is an
organism capable of
degrading and
metabolising plastic.
While plastic is
normally thought of as non-biodegradable, a
variety of bacteria...
- In
aquatic arthropods, the end-product of
biochemical reactions that
metabolise nitrogen is ammonia,
which is so
toxic that it
needs to be
diluted as...
- preservative.
Yeast is the
microorganism responsible for
fermenting beer. It
metabolises the sugars,
producing ethanol and
carbon dioxide, and
thereby turns wort...
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fermentation process breaks down the
starches so that they are more
readily metabolised by the body. Idli has
several variations,
including rava idli, which...
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solvents as well as water. It has a
relatively high
boiling point. DMSO is
metabolised to
compounds that
leave a garlic-like
taste in the
mouth after DMSO is...
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organic nitrates nitroglycerin and
nitroprusside control blood pressure by
metabolising into
nitric oxide. Many
notable nitrogen-containing drugs, such as the...
- system,
which means it can have a
rapid effect on
levels of
other drugs metabolised by this system, e.g., warfarin.
Erythromycin displays bacteriostatic...
