propionic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of propionic
Example Sentences
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Physician-scientist Charles Venditti of the National Human Genome Research Institute notes that various mutations can cause propionic acidemia, and he would have liked the study authors to describe the specific mutations participants carried.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 2024
Messenger RNA therapies are also currently being investigated in other rare inherited metabolic diseases -- propionic and methylmalonic acidaemias -- in global clinical trials sponsored by Moderna, including at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.
From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2024
Clostridia bacterial pathogens, for instance, generate propionic acid in the gut — a short-chain fatty acid known to disrupt the production of neurotransmitters.
From Nature • Jan. 28, 2020
This compound can be prepared by the reaction of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, with propionic acid, C2H5CO2H, which has properties similar to those of acetic acid.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
The distillate "B" may contain formic, acetic, propionic, butyric and benzoic acids.
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)
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