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  Hydrolysis

  Editors:Katherine H. Nemeh and Jacqueline L. LongeFrom:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 4. 6^th ed.)

  2021584 words Topic overview 1350LHydrolysis is a chemical reaction in which water (H2O) reacts with another substance to split it into two or more new substances. Examples of the process of hydrolysis include the conversion of starch to glucose in water...
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  Palindrome

  Editors:Katherine H. Nemeh and Jacqueline L. LongeFrom:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 6. 6^th ed.)

  2021536 words Topic overview 1630LIn genetics, the term palindrome refers to a sequence of nucleotides along a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) or RNA (ribonucleic acid) strand that contains the same series of nitrogenous bases regardless from which direction...
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  Double Helix

  Editors:Katherine H. Nemeh and Jacqueline L. LongeFrom:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 2. 6^th ed.)

  2021791 words Topic overview 1420LThe term double helix refers to the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which consists primarily of two linear strands of building blocks, termed nucleotides, which are linked to each other in a defined pattern....
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  Nucleic Acid

  Editors:Katherine H. Nemeh and Jacqueline L. LongeFrom:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 5. 6^th ed.)

  2021412 words Topic overview 1220LTwo nucleic acids, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA), are found in living things which serve to store, translate, and pass on the genetic information of an organism to the next generation. Nucleic...
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  A treatment that may improve muscle insulin sensitivity in postmenopausal women.

  From:National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases Pamphlets

  2021311 words Brief article 1470LApril 22, 2021 A small, short-term clinical trial in postmenopausal women with overweight or obesity, who also had prediabetes, found that dietary supplementation with nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) can improve...
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  nucleotides

  Editors:E. D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James TrefilFrom:The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know (3^rd ed.)

  200289 words Brief article, Defin... 1120LPronunciation: (nooh-klee-uh-teyedz) The molecules that form the basic modular structure of the double helix of the DNA molecule. A nucleotide consists of three molecules - a sugar, a phosphate group, and a molecule...
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  Todd, Alexander (1907-1997)

  From:Encyclopedia of World Biography

  19981,893 words Biography 1560LBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY Chemist Alexander Todd researched the chemistry of nucleotides and was influential in synthesizing vitamins for commercial applications. For his work on nucleotides, he was awarded the 1957 Nobel...