carboxylation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of carboxylation
Example Sentences
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The inhibitor used by the scientists to block reductive carboxylation is a drug already approved for the treatment of certain cancers.
From Science Daily • Sep. 20, 2023
In the absence of oxygen, cancer cells resort to a very specific survival mechanism: they metabolise the amino acid glutamine as an alternative source of energy through a chemical reaction known as ''reductive carboxylation''.
From Science Daily • Sep. 20, 2023
To investigate the role of reductive carboxylation, the scientists inhibited this mechanism in CAR-T cells in mouse models of leukemia and multiple myeloma, two blood cancers.
From Science Daily • Sep. 20, 2023
As atmospheric CO2 concentration increases, carboxylation is stimulated.
From Nature • Apr. 7, 2020
To work out the global fertilization effect, the carboxylation sensitivity is multiplied by the yearly increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration, which is becoming larger over time.
From Nature • Apr. 7, 2020
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