Monday, November 30, 2009

New 10 terms

TBT
tributyltin

TPP
tetraphenylphosphonium

HPFNP
4,4,5,5,5-pentafluoro-1-(naphthalen-2-yl)pentane-1,3-dione

NTA
1-(2-naphthoyl)-3,3,3-trifluoroacetonate

H&E
hematoxylin and eosin

DAB
diaminobenzidine

DEDTC
diethyldithiocarbamate

ZEN
zinc-enriched neurons

NAR
Nagase analbuminemic rat

EL
electroluminescence

Friday, November 27, 2009

New 10 terms

OXPHOS
oxidative phosphorylation pathway

SAM
sorting and assembly machinery

MPP
mitochondrial processing protease

ISC
iron sulfur cluster

WLN
Wilson

MNK
Menkes

MFS
major facilitator superfamily

SBP
solute binding protein

PBP
periplasmic binding protein

SLC
solute carrier

Thursday, November 26, 2009

new 10 terms

TBDT
TonB-dependent transporter

RND
resistance nodulation division

LS
large subunit

TAT
twin-arginine translocation

CODH
carbon monoxide dehydrogenase

MBD
metal-biding domain

EMSA
electrophoretic mobility shift analysis

TOM
translocase of the outer membrane

EADP
equal anisotropic displacement parameters

IBM
inner boundary membrane

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

New 10 terms

DLP
dynamin-like protein

MDV
mitochondrial-derived vesicle

MAPL
mitochondria-anchored protein ligase

PUG
protoporphyrin uptake gene

PCFT
proton-coupled folate transporter

HPX
hemopexin

GCI
Getty Conversation Institute

MMA
Metropolitan Museum of Art

CCNY
City College of New York

BTC
butane-1,2,4-tricarboxylate

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

New 10 terms

UROS
uroporphyrinogen synthase

PBGD
porphobilinogen deaminase

HMB
hydroxymethylbilane

UROD
uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase

CPOX
coproporphyrinogen oxidase

FECH
ferrochelatase

OM
outer membrane

IMS
intermembrane space

PPOX
protoporphyrinogen oxidase

HBP
heme-binding protein

Friday, November 20, 2009

New 10 terms

FRT
ferritin

FPN
ferroportin

EMSA
elevtrophoretic mobility shift analysis

Fbp
ferric binding protein

HSL
homoserine lactone

DFOB
desferrioxamine B

DHB
dihydroxybenzoyl

IRM
information rights management

ALA
δ-aminolevulinic acid

PBG
porphobilinogen

Thursday, November 19, 2009

New 10 terms

DMA
deoxymugineic acid

NAAT
nicotianamine aminotransferase

YSL
yellow stripe like

MATE
multidrug and toxic compound extrusion

NAS
nicotianamine synthase

DC
discrimination center

PETIS
positron emitting tracer imaging system

ABA
abscisic acid

HH
hemochromatosis

ODD
oxygen-dependent degradation domain

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

New 10 terms

TZF
tandem zinc finger

TTP
tristetraprolin

IDEF
iron deficiency element factor

IDE
iron deficiency element

DMT
divalent metal transporter

ARNT
aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator

HIF
hypoxia-include factor

NA
nicotinanamine

MA
mugineic acid

OPT
oligopeptide transporter

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

New 10 terms

DIB
diffuse interstellar band

Sq
square

Hx
hexagonal

W
well

P
pillar

ICU
intensive care unit

FIRST
Funding Program for World-Leading Innovative Research and Development on Science and Technology

iPS
induced pluripotent stem

DBD
deoxyribonucleic acid binding domain

AD
activation domain

Monday, November 16, 2009

New 10 terms

RPI
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

MD
managing director

SILF
supported ionic liquid film

CEFR
conformal evaporated film by rotation

CP
cholesterol pullulan

CGC
critical gelation concentration

LMCT
ligand-to-metal charge transfer

RD
rhodamine

GRIM
Grignard methathesis

AIB
aromatic infrared band

Friday, November 13, 2009

New 10 terms

eGFP
enhanced green fluorescent protein

Luc
Luciferase

USW
United Steelworkers

SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission

DDCE
DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol

CBC
Chemical Biology Consortium

DCTD
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis

ISoFT
International Symposium on Fluorous Technologies

UW
University of Washington

USGBC
United States Green Building Council

Thursday, November 12, 2009

New 10 terms.

CJD
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

IMAC
immobilized metal affinity chromatography

BCCP
biotin carboxyl carrier protein

PCP
peptidyl carrier protein

PPT
phosphopantetheinyl transferase

MTG
microbial transglutaminase

PAR
polyacrylic resin

NPL
native peptide ligation

CBD
chitin-binding domain

MESNA
2-mercaptoethanesulfonic acid

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

New 10 items

ISPC
International Society of Philosophy of Chemistry

MCE
magnetocaloric effect

Aoh
(S)-2-amino-7-oxoheptanoic acid

TCA
tricarballylic acid

DYKAT
dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation

BIA
biochemical induction assay

DAS
dimer adatom stacking

SAES
scanning Aguer electron spectroscopy

TOR
target of rapamycin

BSE
bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

New 10 terms

PIS
product isolation step

PPS
product purification step

RMS
reaction mass efficiency

SF
stoichiometric factor

SYS
synthesis step

GMT
Greenwich Mean Time

PPLA
poly(β-phenethyl L-asparatate)

TEMT
transmission electron microtomography

PPE
personal protective equipment

FACE
fatality assessment and control evaluation

Monday, November 9, 2009

New 10 tems

AE
atom economy

CF
cost factor

ECO
ecological and economic optimization

EF
energy factor

E-factor
environmental factor

EHF
environmental and human health factor

EMME
diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonates

EQ
environmental quotient

HDNIB
[hydroxy-(2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonyloxy)iodo]benzene

LCA
life cycle analysis

Friday, November 6, 2009

New 10 items

CNV
copy number variation

TAS
total analysis system

TCPS
tissue culture polystyrene

TLS
thermal lens microscope

CDE
cyclododecene

TIRFM
total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy

CET
corrected effective temperatur

CET
Central European Time

TB
tuberculosis

AAAE
aryl acid adenylating enzyme

Thursday, November 5, 2009

New 10 items

TPR
proton transfer reaction

VOO
virgin olive oil

AOB
antioxidant of bamboo leaves

EGT
extract of green tea

TEAC
trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity

IGFET
insulated gate field effect transistor

LAMP
loop mediated isothermal amplification

C2CA
circle-to-circle amplification

HPMC
hydroxypropylmethylcellulose

SSCP
single-strand conformation polymorphisim

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

New 10 items

ASE
accelerated solvent extraction

MAX
mixed-mode anion exchange

MCX
mixed-mode cation exchange

FAPAS
Food Analysis Performance Assessment Scheme

MSPD
matrix solid-phase dispersion

AAMA
N-acetyl-S-(2-carbamoylethyl)-L-cysteine

MEKCC
micellar eletrokinetic capillary chromatography

FASI
field amplified sample injection

DAD
diode array detection

NPD
nitrogen-phosphorus detector

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

New 10 items

CNRI
Corporation for National Research Initiatives

CA
contact angle

AADPB
acrylamidophenylboronic acid

EPEI
ethoxylated polyethyleneimine

OEGMA
oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate

DANA
2,3-dehydro-N-acetylneuraminic acid

MsCl
methanesulfonyl chloride

PLE
pig liver esterase

CSTEE
Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment

EU
European Union