Sentences with phrase «chemical compound called»

In an effort to combat the substance — called an allergen — the animal's immune system releases a chemical compound called histamine.

Fiber, vitamins and minerals are the obvious choices, but their secret weapon is an important chemical compound called antioxidants.

Acupuncture has also been shown to stimulate the body to produce a chemical compound called adenosine, a painkiller that your body manufactures when you are injured.

Early research with UTA graduate student Austin McDonald identified a chemical compound called FLUO - 3 that not only works with calcium ions but is also sensitive to barium.

The researchers designed and synthesized two molecules based on a fragrant organic chemical compound called coumarin.

The agency released data from these test wells in November that confirmed high levels of carcinogenic chemicals such as benzene, and a chemical compound called 2 Butoxyethanol, which is known to be used in fracking.

The researchers, who released their findings in the current issue of the Journal of Functional Foods, suggest that cruciferous vegetables — such as broccoli, brussels sprouts and cabbage — contain an organic chemical compound called indole glucosinolates, which breaks down into other compounds, including indolocarbazole — ICZ — in the stomach.

It's a chemical compound called Sodium Polyacrylate.

The company also manufactures products for the gas and pipeline industry, like an odour neutralizing formula that destroys molecules in a chemical compound called Mercaptan, a harmless but pungent ‑ smelling gas used widely to make it easier to detect natural gas leaks.

Catnip is an herb belonging to the mint family, and it contains an attractive chemical compound called nepetalactone.

Plutonium and uranium are converted into chemical compounds called oxides, and mixed together in fuel rods for civilian nuclear power plants.

Chemical compounds called chromophores become energized, or excited, when they absorb visible light.

One such modification involves tagging DNA with chemical compounds called methyl groups.

This genetic code is embodied in long strings of chemical compounds called nucleotides and is copied onto RNA molecules, which then get shipped to ribosomes, biochemical factories where protein molecules are manufactured.

These significant depths suggest that Ceres» subsurface is no more than 40 percent ice by volume, and the rest may be a mixture of rock and low - density materials such as salts or chemical compounds called clathrates.

Excess carbs and proteins are converted into chemical compounds called triglycerides (which consist of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen) and then stored in the lipid droplets of fat cells.

According to the FDA, monk fruit extract can taste up to 250 times sweeter than standard table sugar — thanks to chemical compounds called mogrosides, which give the fruit its characteristic sweetness.

Cranberries contain chemical compounds called proanthocyanidins that can prevent E. coli bacteria from sticking to the bladder walls, «preventing the first step in the infection process,» said Amy Howell, an associate research scientist at the Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension at Rutgers University.

Rhodiola rosea effects come from the chemical compounds called rosavins, salidrosides and flavonoids.

The berries contain chemical compounds called anthocyanidins, which are are known to have immunostimulant effects.

Not exact matches

SUPERIOR, Wis. — The mayors of the Lake Superior twin port cities near last week's oil refinery explosion and fire are calling on its owners to stop using a toxic chemical compound at the site.

This releases a chemical called a polyphenol oxidase, an enzyme that pulls oxygen from the air and uses it to create compounds called o - quinones, which then link up into long chains (which may include proteins, too) that turn the apple's flesh brown.

More troubling to some is that studies have shown that heme found in red meat facilitates the production of chemicals called N - nitroso - compounds, or NOCs, that have been shown to be carcinogenic.

SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP)-- The mayors of the Lake Superior twin port cities near last week's oil refinery explosion and fire are calling on its owners to stop using a toxic chemical compound at the site.

Soy oil is generally separated from flaked soybeans — leaving defatted meal that's ground into flour — using a chemical called hexane, one of the volatile organic compounds that constitutes natural gas, crude oil and gasoline.

The Australian Beverages Council, representing the Australian non-alcoholic beverage industry, has today responded to the recent calls for a ban on plastics containing the chemical compound bisphenol - A, or BPA, labelling the statement reckless and contrary to the latest, credible science on the topic.

Media Release 1 May 2014 Industry rejects calls for plastics ban The Australian Beverages Council, representing the Australian non-alcoholic beverage industry, has today responded to the recent calls for a ban on plastics containing the chemical compound bisphenol - A, or BPA, labelling the statement reckless and contrary to the latest, credible science on the topic.

A compound in chocolate called phenylethylamine, actually increases the amount of endorphins released in the brain... the chemical that makes us feel good!

The sugars are extracted through a chemical enzymatic process resulting in a chemically and biologically novel compound called HFCS.

A study published in the Archives of Environmental Health in 1999, found that disposable diapers release chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene and dipentene.

The researchers found that just as mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide, they are also drawn to a peppermint - scented compound called cyclopentanone, a chemical that triggers the same activation pathway through the cpA neuron.

Specifically, the Mount Sinai study was designed to test whether pharmacological compounds designed to block the function of XPO1 / CRM1 could stop disease progression in mouse models that exhibit some of the characteristics of MS. Researchers found that two chemical agents (called KPT - 276 and KPT - 350) prevented XPO1 / CRM1 from shuttling cargo out of the nucleus of nerve cells, which protected them from free radicals and structural damage.

Researchers working on the Ribeirão Preto campus of the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered that a bacterium found in the microbiota associated with leafcutter ant species Atta sexdens rubropilosa produces the so - called «trail pheromones,» i.e, the aromatic chemical compounds used by the ants to lay a trail to their nest.

These fungi influence our brains by producing a compound called psilocybin, but the origin of this chemical may have little to do with discovering fundamental truth

The injectable drug was inspired by the digestive system of the Gila monster, which needs to eat only three or four times a year; a chemical compound in the lizard's saliva called exendin - 4 seems to jump - start its pancreas after its multimonth fasts.

In recent years, scientists have identified a host of compounds called chemical elicitors — found, for example, in insect saliva — that can limit plant defenses, including the production of bad - tasting compounds that ward off herbivores.

They already knew of one such compound, a chemical called PD09859 that is one of 60,000 agents the NCI had screened for ability to block growth of human tumor cells.

Cold, sluggish Titan has evolved much more slowly, so the dirty orange organic chemicals that tint its surface — most likely dominated by tarry compounds called tholins — could be a deep - freeze model of early Earth.

Using just one tropical plant called a bromeliad, scientists were able to remove 80 % of six different compounds from the air in a small, sealed container, they reported today at the American Chemical Society's annual meeting.

Sometimes, the energy from solar storms can trigger a chemical reaction that produces a compound called nitric oxide in the upper atmosphere.

Tomato plants produce repellent chemicals called volatile organic compounds in response to herbivore attacks.

The researchers then isolated A. annua's active ingredient (a crystalline compound called qinghaosu, or in chemical registries, artemisinin) and tested it in humans.

The private institution, which today we call INBio, began negotiations to sell the wealth of our country to companies which wanted to make money off of chemical compounds taken from our land, and then patent the procedure for medical or cosmetic production.»

Synthetic marijuana, sometimes called «Spice,» is made with shredded plant material coated with chemicals that are designed to mimic THC, the psychoactive compound found naturally in marijuana.

Like in a giant elevator, many chemical compounds emitted at the ground pass thus unfiltered through this so - called «detergent layer» of the atmosphere.

Like vehicles and power plants, trees emit airborne chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which in the presence of sunlight react with nitrogen oxides in vehicle fumes to form ozone, one of the components in smog that makes it a health threat.

University of Illinois chemist Martin Burke, a pioneer of a technique that constructs complex molecules from simple chemical «building blocks,» led a group that found that thousands of compounds in a class of molecules called polyenes — many of which have great potential as drugs — can be built simply and economically from a scant one dozen different building blocks.

Chemical biologists led by Dana - Farber's Nathanael Gray, PhD, designed and custom - made a compound called THZ1 that forms a particularly strong bond with CDK7, rendering the protein essentially nonfunctional.

This compound belongs to a group with a so - called BaNiSn3 - type structure (general chemical formula: AMX3, where M represents a transition - metal element).

The process of adding sugar to a chemical compound is called glycosylation.