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BIOMOLECULE [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biotechnology
CONT

Biomolecule Research Division is to screen and identify biologically active lead substances to be eveloped for health care products and agrochemicals. Efforts are being directed to the screening of antitumor, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial substances and enzyme inhibitors from microbial culture broth and plant extracts as well as to the studying on the mode of action of the newly isolated compounds. Studies on the biosynthesis and biotransformation of biologically active substances are also being conducted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biotechnologie
CONT

Pour comprendre précisément le fonctionnement des systèmes biologiques, il est indispensable de disposer d'informations concernant à la fois la dynamique des interactions entre biomolécules, mais aussi la stœchiométrie des complexes qui forment ces mêmes molécules, et également leurs concentrations relatives dans les fluides extracellulaires.

OBS

Contexte tiré du Technoscope.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Living Matter - General Properties
  • Biological Sciences
DEF

Molecules found in living matter ... The organic compounds present in living matter occur in extraordinary variety, and most of them are extremely complex.

CONT

The simple organic compounds from which living organisms are constructed are unique to life and do not otherwise occur on the earth today, except as products of biological activity. These building-block compounds [are] called biomolecules ....

PHR

polyfunctional biomolecule.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Propriétés générales de la matière vivante
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Molécule de substance vivante.

CONT

La composition chimique des organismes vivants est qualitativement tout à fait différente de celle de l'environnement physique dans lequel ils vivent. La plupart des composants chimiques des organismes vivants sont des composés organiques du carbone dans lesquels cet élément est le plus souvent réduit ou hydrogéné. Beaucoup de biomolécules organiques contiennent aussi de l'azote.

CONT

Les produits organiques simples constituant les organismes vivants n'existent pas ailleurs sur terre sauf comme produits d'une activité biologique. Ces produits [sont] appelés biomolécules [...]

PHR

biomolécule polyfonctionnelle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Propiedades generales de la materia viva
  • Ciencias biológicas
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