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Bioconcentration. In aquatic toxicology, bioconcentration is the accumulation of a water-borne chemical substance in an organism exposed to the water. [1][2] There are several ways in which to measure and assess bioaccumulation and bioconcentration. These include: octanol-water partition coefficients (K OW), bioconcentration factors (BCF ...
Bromochlorodifluoromethane (BCF), also referred to by the code numbers Halon 1211 and Freon 12B1, is a haloalkane with the chemical formula C F 2 Cl Br. It is used for fire suppression, especially for expensive equipment or items that could be damaged by the residue from other types of extinguishers. [ 1 ]
In biological taxonomy, a domain (/ dəˈmeɪn / or / doʊˈmeɪn /) (Latin: regio[1]), also dominion, [2] superkingdom, realm, or empire, is the highest taxonomic rank of all organisms taken together. It was introduced in the three-domain system of taxonomy devised by Carl Woese, Otto Kandler and Mark Wheelis in 1990. [1]
Kringle domain. Fragment of bovine prothrombin in complex with calcium and lysophosphatidylserine. The protein associate with membrane through its alpha-helical GLA domain. The adjacent kringle domain is beta-structural (yellow). Kringle domains are autonomous protein domains that fold into large loops stabilized by 3 disulfide linkages.
Protein domain. Pyruvate kinase, a protein with three domains (PDB: 1PKN ). In molecular biology, a protein domain is a region of a protein 's polypeptide chain that is self-stabilizing and that folds independently from the rest. Each domain forms a compact folded three-dimensional structure.
Three-domain system. The three-domain system is a taxonomic classification system that groups all cellular life into three domains, namely Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya, introduced by Carl Woese, Otto Kandler and Mark Wheelis in 1990. [1] The key difference from earlier classifications such as the two-empire system and the five-kingdom ...
The BRCT domain is found predominantly in proteins involved in cell cycle checkpoint functions responsive to DNA damage, [2] for example as found in the breast cancer DNA-repair protein BRCA1. The domain is an approximately 100 amino acid tandem repeat , which appears to act as a phospho-protein binding domain.
The two-domain system is a biological classification by which all organisms in the tree of life are classified into two domains, Bacteria and Archaea. [1] [2] [3] It emerged from development of knowledge of archaea diversity and challenges to the widely accepted three-domain system that classifies life into Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya. [4]