Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Bilateral, or having a right and a left side, as in most animals: contrasted with *polymeric.
- In botany, same as
dimerous .
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- adjective chemistry of, relating to, or being a
dimer
Etymologies
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Again, the Wikipedia entry is incorrect, stating that this compound goes from the trimeric form to the dimeric form.
Boing Boing: August 13, 2006 - August 19, 2006 Archives 2006
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While working as a research associate with Bertani, I received P1 at first hand which enabled me to study phage Pl-mediated transduction of monomeric and dimeric lambda prophage genomes as well as of the fertility plasmid F.
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In acid insulin salts the molecule appears to be dimeric, the two insulin molecules in one dimer being related to one another by two-fold axes of symmetry 24.
Nobel Lecture The X-Ray Analysis Of Complicated Molecules 1964
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"This is the first demonstration of a hybrid inorganic/organic, dimeric two-particle material that acts as an electron donor-bridge-acceptor system for converting light to electrical current," said Brookhaven physical chemist Mircea Cotlet, lead author of a paper describing the dimers and their assembly method in
Forbes.com: News Alex Knapp 2011
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Adult human heart mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has recently been shown to have a complex organization with abundant dimeric molecules, branched structures and four-way junctions.
Elites TV 2010
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The two lower α-helix fragments belong to chain B and result from the dimeric crystal structure found in the PDB file.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Frank J Dekker 2010
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Perturbations of the folding free energy landscapes of metal-free versions of five ALS-inducing variants, A4V, L38V, G93A, L106V and S134N SOD1, were determined with a global analysis of kinetic and thermodynamic folding data for dimeric and stable monomeric versions of these variants.
Elites TV PLoS ONE 2010
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Precursor proteins that contain one or two cysteine residues readily formed intermolecular disulphide bonds upon binding to the receptor complex, resulting in dimeric and tetrameric precursor proteins.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Xianyue Ma 2010
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Amino acid replacements at dozens of positions in the dimeric protein human, Cu, Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) can cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Elites TV PLoS ONE 2010
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The transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) family constitutes of dimeric proteins that regulate the growth, differentiation and metabolism of many cell types, including that of skeletal muscle in mammals.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Bruria Funkenstein 2010
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