Sentences with phrase «organic compounds known»

More importantly, both produce the same organic compounds known as cannabinoids, which are unique to the genus Cannabis.

The vital building blocks of life are the organic compounds known as amino acids.

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On examination, the ozone proved to be largely interacting with one of the primary components of skin oils, the natural organic compound known as squalene, which is used as an adjuvant and moisturizer.

For this project, Isaacman - VanWertz studied the smell of pine, which is made of an organic compound known as pinene.

These peptides interact with the same nucleobases found in DNA, but each nucleobase is bound to an organic compound known as a thioester.

Over time and use, chimneys get clogged up with a carbon, organic compound known as creosote.

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Also, amber is an all - natural, organic compound, which means that you will no longer have to turn to harmful over-the-counter pain medications to help soothe your teething baby.

I also knew that the MMR was a shot under scrutiny about the link of thimerosal (a mercury - containing organic compound) in this and various vaccines and its link to autism.

By using products bearing the GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM or GREENGUARD Gold Certification mark, parents, teachers and school officials can rest easy knowing these products have been independently tested and verified to meet strict emission levels of pollutants, such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), formaldehyde and phthalates.

Such a crust could have formed as energetic particles known as cosmic rays bombarded the object over its lifetime, creating an ice - free surface rich in organic compounds.

The irony is that we now know such compounds litter the solar system, present everywhere from Saturn's moon Titan to common meteorites; organics are probably present even on Mars's little moons, Phobos and Deimos.

And without organic compounds — molecular combinations of carbon and hydrogen — life as we know it is not imaginable.

Evidence for such an origin might be bolstered if scientists find signs of other materials known to be present in comets, like carbon - based compounds called organics.

With its sophisticated on - board chemistry lab, Curiosity is hunting for more robust signs of habitability, including organic compounds — the carbon - based building blocks of life as we know it.

Titan's surface temperature of — 290 degrees Fahrenheit probably rules out life as we know it, but the simulation shows that organic compounds can arise even under hostile conditions.

Included are volatile organic compounds like trichloroethylene and benzene that are known carcinogens.

It also red flags varieties known to contain high levels of mercury, a metal associated with neurological problems and birth defects, as well as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organic compounds that are assumed carcinogens and have also been linked to reproductive problems.

The presence of these so - called herbivore - induced volatile organic compounds can make the plant less attractive to pollinators, which can reduce pollen deposition and negatively affect individual plants, an effect known as herbivore - induced pollinator limitation.

He predicts there will soon be an «explosion» of devices using organic compounds as sensors because they are cheap and easy to make, and much of the basic science about how these compounds react is already known.

Air monitoring by researchers in 2000 found levels of volatile organic compounds — highly reactive ozone precursors such as benzene, known as VOCs — were 10 to 100 times higher than what had previously been estimated.

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

Both compounds, known as persistent organic compounds or POPs, do not easily degrade and can accumulate in the tissue of humans and animals.

Because when pimple - faced teenage hackers can't mess up just your Web site but they can also synthesize any known or unknown organic compound and then go to work at a fast food joint, are you gonna eat fast food under those circumstances?

One of the Holy Grails in chemical science has been to find the late - stage, site - specific incorporation of a halogen atom into a complex natural product by replacing an sp ³ C - H bond (one of the most inert chemical bonds known in an organic compound) with a C - X bond (X = halogen).

An international team of scientists has identified and cloned the first gene known to control the production of cellulose — the most abundant organic compound on Earth.

«It is well known that the organic matter is the principal source of energy for the organisms performing mercury methylation, but the strong coupling between specific organic compounds and mercury methylation rates surprised us,» says Erik Björn, associate professor at the Department of Chemistry at Umeå University.

In one on - going project, funded by Harvard University's Climate Change Solutions Fund (CCSF), Martin and his team are mapping and monitoring the unique chemical signals emitted by trees known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

New volatile organic compounds used in construction and industry have now been recognised, along with other agents, such as sulphites, chlorates, isocyanates and many other chemicals already known to be potentially toxic, as causes of chronic asthma.

Drones launch from a tower in the Amazon rainforest to map and monitor the unique chemical signals emitted by trees known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Scientists have long known that DNA can become tagged, or «decorated,» with common organic compounds called methyl groups.

«When chlorine is used as a water treatment, it combines with organic matter to form compounds called trihalomethanes (THMs), also known as disinfectant byproducts.

These organic compounds are known to promote good health and aid disease prevention.

What happens to organic undesirables like added hormones and antibiotics; do new and bad chemical species appear; do fat - soluble compounds follow the bones and fat into the trash; can I ameliorate the undesirables in poultry knowing poultry has problems and will stay in my diet nonetheless?

Specifically, SUPERB homed in on 44 foods known to have high concentrations of toxic compounds: metals, arsenic, lead, and mercury; pesticides chlorpyrifos, permethrin, and endosulfan; persistent organic pollutants dioxin, DDT, dieldrin, and chlordane; and the food processing byproduct acrylamide.

Histamine is an organic compound found in the body that is most known for its role in the inflammatory response.

It is known to contain the following elements: vitamins, minerals, amino acids, organic acids (acetic acid and citric acid), and polyphenolic compounds (micronutrients known for their role in preventing disease).

Marilyn Black, founder of the Greenguard Environmental Institute (GEI)-- a nonprofit certifier of products with low emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)-- knows the pitfalls all too well: «The most common mistake we see is the purchasing of products made solely on manufacturers» claims.

«My instinct is that it only makes sense to prevent children's exposure to chemicals known to affect the nervous system, and those include pesticides, solvents, many volatile organic compounds, metals, PCBs, and thousands of other poorly tested synthetic chemicals now in commerce.

In particular, aircraft jet engines produce carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapor (H2O), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of sulfur (SOx), unburned or partially combusted hydrocarbons (also known as volatile organic compounds, or VOCs), particulates, and other trace compounds.

Make your own cleaning supplies Did you know that cleaning products are the cause of 8 % of non-vehicular emissions of volatile organic compounds?

Organic aerosols that are directly injected in the atmosphere in the particulate phase are called primary organic aerosols (POA), while those that are created by the oxidation of volatile organic compounds are known as secondary organic aerosols (SOA).

For example, early global chemical modelling results argued that global tropospheric ozone, a greenhouse gas, was controlled by emissions of the highly reactive gases nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO) and non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC, also known as volatile organic compounds, VOC).

76 % of volatile organic compounds such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes, some of which are known - carcinogens

Polystyrene production also requires many harmful chemicals, including benzene, a known carcinogen and potent volatile organic compound, so it's not exactly a fantastically green or healthy option.

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