Sentences with phrase «class of compounds called»

It belongs to a class of compounds called quaternary ammonium compounds, or «quats.»

These so - called «anti-nutrients» fall under a class of compounds called lectins.

Xylitol is a part of a class of compounds called sugar alcohols, termed for its similarity in molecular structure to carbohydrate and alcohol molecules, and is typically

What it is: Xylitol is a part of a class of compounds called sugar alcohols, termed for its similarity in molecular structure to carbohydrate and alcohol molecules, and is typically extracted from corn cobs or any woody fibrous plant material.

Grapefruit contains a class of compounds called furanocoumarins, which act in the body to alter the characteristics of certain types of medications.

Hopes have been highest for a class of compounds called histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, which turn off proteins that shut down gene expression.

One major obstacle to harnessing bioluminescence is that the process relies on a class of compounds called luciferins.

Chemists have known for decades that a class of compounds called solid acids conduct hydrogen ions efficiently at moderate temperatures, but these materials had never been put to work in a fuel cell.

Rapamycin belongs to a medically and agriculturally important class of compounds called Polyketides.

Rebecca Rapf, Veronica Vaida and colleagues at the University of Colorado propose that a class of compounds called α - keto acids can be photo - activated by sunlight and drive reactions with molecules that do not themselves absorb sunlight.

Among biogenic volatile organic molecules is a class of compounds called monoterpenes, which react with ozone, hydroxyl radicals, nitrogen oxides, and other gases in the atmosphere.

Oddly, however, scientists have a rough idea of what some alien molecules would smell like: many detected so far belong to a class of compounds called aromatics, which are derived from benzene (C6H6) and were originally named for their strong odors.

Monk Fruit: Monk fruit gets its sweetness from a class of compounds called mogrosides.

Not exact matches

During the screening, companies look for compounds, or more likely classes of compounds, with the desired activity, which are called hits.

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.

The study concerns the most abundant class of carbon - based particles in the atmosphere, so - called volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Based on a plant - based class of molecules known as indoline alkaloids, the compound inhibits an enzyme called polymerase, which enables a virus to make thousands of copies of itself and cause disease, explains Claire Marie Filone, the study's lead author.

The compound is part of a class of molecules called «Criegee biradicals,» named after the scientist Rudolf Criegee, who predicted their existence in 1949.

What's more, by swapping a couple genes, these bacteria can potentially produce any of the so - called isoprenoids, a large and diverse class of natural compounds.

Materials scientists at Argonne National Laboratory synthesized single crystals of a metallic trilayer nickelate compound, which shows similarities to a technologically valuable class of materials called high - temperature superconductors — and with the right ingredients, could potentially become one.

The near - infrared mapping spectrometer on NASA's Galileo spacecraft found evidence of the presence of molecules made of oxygen, carbon, sulfur, hydrogen, and nitrogen on Europa, and a hint of the presence of a class of complex organic compounds called tholins which may be driven by pre-biotic processes (more).

PFOA and its replacements are suspected to belong to a large class of artificial compounds called endocrine - disrupting chemicals; these compounds, which include chemicals used in the production of pesticides, plastics and gasoline, interfere with human reproduction and metabolism and cause cancer, thyroid problems and nervous - system disorders.

So - called «ivermectin» sensitivity is actually sensitivity to a broad class of compounds due to a basic defect in the blood - brain barrier.

Class president Ayumi Shinozaki attempted to use an ancient tome called the Book of Shadows to resurrect her deceased friends once before, but only compounded the tragedy in the process.