Sentences with phrase «class of compounds known»

It is a member of a class of compounds known as hydrocarbons.

Instead, polymers of gallic acid and hexahydroxydipenoyl (HHDP) are linked to glucose centers to form the class of compounds known as ellagitannins.

PCBs are related to a class of compounds known as dioxins, specifically 2,3,7,8 - TCDD (tetrachloro - dibenzodioxin), which has been implicated as a cause of altered sex ratio, especially in relation to paternal exposures.

Tea contains hundreds of chemical compounds and one class of compounds known as catechins are responsible for the amazing anticancer properties of green tea.

Polyaniline belongs to a class of compounds known as organic conducting polymers.

Samus Davis of the University of California, Berkeley, together with Shin - ichi Uchida of the University of Tokyo and colleagues used a scanning tunneling microscope to probe the behavior of Bi-2212, a high - Tc superconductor that belongs to a class of compounds known as BSCCOs.

3BP, part of a class of compounds known as small molecule drugs, was first studied as an anti-cancer agent more than a decade ago at Johns Hopkins by biochemists Young Hee Ko and Peter Pedersen, together with radiologist Jeff Geschwind.

Coconut fiber belongs to the class of compounds known as flammable solids.

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Polyester is only one compound in a class of petroleum - derived substances known as polymers.

Speaking of compounds, given what we know about this product, we can argue that this could be the best compound bow stabilizer in its class.

By tapping existing compounds known to block one class of olfactory neurons, scientists might be able to better camouflage humans from mosquito detection or draw mosquitoes away from humans with chemical bait.

In the case of Atta sexdens rubropilosa, substances belonging to the class of heterocyclic compounds known as pyrazines guide the ants without deviation on their way to the anthill.

The compound — part of a class of plant molecules known as neolignans — is about 30 times as potent as l - menthol and almost as potent as icilin, a synthetic cooling agent.

Ever since Curie conjectured on «the symmetry in physical phenomena, symmetry of an electric field and a magnetic field,» it has long been a dream for material scientists to search for this rather unusual class of material exhibiting the coexistence of magnetism and ferroelectricity in a single compound known as a multiferroic compound.

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.

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.

In that study, the researchers analyzed many more bacteria than did Duan, Shen, and coworkers, but they didn't know in advance what class of compounds they were searching for.

Still, as involved as it is to blend the chemical compounds of traditional pharmaceutical products, creating any of a class of medications known as biologics is several orders of magnitude more difficult.

But if we ever want to use this class of compound to treat patients, we would want to know what else happens in the cell when you suppress tau phosphorylation by inhibiting GSK - 3.»

Contemporary scientific research into cocoa's health benefits have focused primarily on its rich content of flavanols, which belong to a class of physiologically active plant compounds known as polyphenols.

A new, but rapidly growing body of experimental research now indicates that this is simply not true, and there is a class of heart - tissue regenerating compounds known as neocardiogenic substances.

Did you know that pure maple syrup has the same beneficial classes of antioxidant compounds found in berries, tomatoes, tea, red wine, whole wheat and flax seed?

If g is too large then no matter how small an allocation you make to the new asset class, it drags down the expected compound return of the new portfolio, even taking into account the bump from lower volatility.

For example, Lilly's Notice ignores the fact that its olanzapine patent was a selection (from a known general class of compounds), and that Lilly had specifically stated in its patent (to back up its selection) that olanzapine has «marked superiority and a better side effects profile than prior known antipsychotic agents, and... a highly advantageous activity level.