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In chemistry and biochemistry, an inhibitor refers to a substance that decreases the rate of a process; in enzyme systems, this commonly manifests as binding to the enzyme and thereby reducing the catalytic rate. In essence, the IUPAC definition of an inhibitor is “a substance that reduces a ...
Brassinolide (BR) is a highly active brassinosteroid plant hormone and an endogenous signaling molecule. Its receptor-mediated signaling cascades reshape gene expression and metabolic networks, thereby influencing cell elongation and division, vascular differentiation, functional leaf ...
CCK-8 (Cell Counting Kit-8) is a colorimetric cell-viability assay system based on the water-soluble tetrazolium salt WST-8. It is widely used for cell proliferation, cytotoxicity, and drug-sensitivity evaluation.
Calcium gluconate is the calcium salt of D-gluconic acid and is commonly available in anhydrous and monohydrate forms. Owing to its characteristic compatibility and solubility behavior in aqueous systems, calcium gluconate is widely used in medicine, occupational-safety emergency response, food ...
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs, including single-walled SWCNTs and multi-walled MWCNTs) naturally tend to form bundles/agglomerates due to strong tube–tube interactions and entanglement arising from their high aspect ratio. In the lab, “dispersion” typically includes two goals.
Niacin (nicotinic acid), chemically pyridine-3-carboxylic acid (C6H5NO2), is a core contributor to vitamin B3 activity.
Endoproteinase Lys-C (Lys-C) is a lysine-specific serine endopeptidase that preferentially cleaves peptide bonds on the C-terminal side of lysine residues (Lys, K) under mildly alkaline conditions (typically pH 7.0–9.0).
Laccase (EC 1.10.3.2) is a multicopper oxidase that catalyzes one-electron oxidation of diverse phenols and aromatic amines while reducing molecular oxygen to water.
ATTO MB2 NHS ester can be understood as a covalently attachable “active tag” made by converting the classic redox dye methylene blue (MB) into an NHS ester that reacts with primary amines on biomolecules.