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Phrases 9
- genetic modificationUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see genetic, modification.
- body modificationDeliberate physical alteration of the human body for aesthetic purposes, such as tattooing and piercing.
- Doebner modificationA variant of Knoevenagel condensation in which one of the withdrawing groups on the nucleophile is a carboxylic acid, and the condensation product undergoes a subsequent decarboxylation step, the base being pyridine.
- post-translational modificationAlternative form of posttranslational modification: Any of several types of modification made to a protein subsequent to the translation phase of its biosynthesis
- posttranslational modificationAny of several types of modification made to a protein subsequent to the translation phase of its biosynthesis
- modification enzymeA type of enzyme, often a methyltransferase, that chemically alters DNA or RNA bases to protect them from cleavage by a restriction enzyme.
- Furukawa modificationA modification to the Simmons-Smith reaction, involving the replacement of the zinc-copper couple with dialkyl zinc.
- Charette modificationA modification to the Simmons-Smith reaction, involving the replacement of the CH₂I₂ with aryldiazo compounds, such as phenyldiazomethane.
- modification enzymesplural of modification enzyme: A type of enzyme, often a methyltransferase, that chemically alters DNA or RNA bases to protect them from cleavage by a restriction enzyme.
Compound words 19
- undermodificationInsufficient modification.
- overmodificationExcessive modification.
- automodificationThe modification of a protein by the protein itself.
- demodificationThe reversal of an earlier modification
- geomodificationLarge-scale modification of the Earth's climate
- glycomodificationThe modification of a protein by reaction with a sugar, typically to produce a glycoprotein
- hydromodificationThe alteration of the hydrologic characteristics of bodies of water
- hypermodificationmodification at multiple positions
- hypomodificationAn abnormally small modification.
- micromodificationAn alteration to a process or technique so that it can be used in microscale scenarios.