bioactive

/ ˌbaɪəʊˈæktɪv /

adjective

1. (of a substance) having or producing an effect on living tissue

bioactive

1. Relating to a substance that has an effect on living tissue.

Other Word Forms

• bioactivity noun

Example Sentences

Teams at FCFRP-USP and partner institutions have long worked to clone and express bioactive molecules, including proteins from rattlesnake and scorpion venom.

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"When we looked deeper into how our bioactive nanomaterials were helping tissue repair, SerpinB3, a protein originally implicated in cancer, jumped at us as a key factor that correlated with nanomaterial-driven wound healing," Rege said.

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Rather than using nanoparticles as passive carriers, the researchers designed bioactive nanoparticles that function as "supramolecular drugs."

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"This is certainly an area that deserves more attention in the field of polyphenols and bioactive compounds in general," said Ottaviani.

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Finally, the researchers examined the cellular uptake of Novel VK and its conversion to bioactive MK-4 in cells and mice.

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