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Established in October 1945 with the objective of eliminating hunger and improving nutrition and standards of living by increasing agricultural productivity, FAO coordinates the efforts of governments and technical agencies in programs for developing agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and land and ...
A common Gram-negative bacterial genus that is widely distributed. Many of the soil forms produce a pigment that fluoresces under ultraviolet light, hence the descriptive term fluorescent pseudomonas.
Industry:Biotechnology
A competent cell is capable of developing into a fully functional embryo. The opposite is non-competent.
Industry:Biotechnology
A component of the cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria that elicits, in mammals, an inflammatory response and fever.
Industry:Biotechnology
A compound composed of many identical smaller sub-units; resulting from the process of polymerization.
Industry:Biotechnology
A compound containing lipid bound to a polysaccharide; often a component of microbial cells walls.
Industry:Biotechnology
A compound designed to reduce transpiration when sprayed or painted on leaves of newly transplanted trees, shrubs or vines, or used as a dip for cuttings in lieu of misting; may interfere with photosynthesis and respiration if the coating is too thick or unbroken.
Industry:Biotechnology
A compound formed in the mitochondria when an acetyl group (CH<sub>3</sub>CO-) - derived from breakdown of fats, proteins, or carbohydrates - combines with the thiol group (-SH) of co-enzyme A.
Industry:Biotechnology
A compound formed in the mitochondria when an acetyl group (CH<sub>3</sub>CO-) - derived from breakdown of fats, proteins, or carbohydrates - combines with the thiol group (-SH) of co-enzyme A.
Industry:Biotechnology
A compound or atom that is either attached to or incorporated into a macromolecule and is used to detect the presence of a compound, substance, or macromolecule in a sample. a.k.a. tag.
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