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That disrupts hydrogen bonds, especially within or between biological molecules
,The chaotropic salt inactivated the catalytic function of the peptide.
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Chaotropic agent — A denaturating agent is a substance which disrupts the three dimensional structure in macromolecules such as proteins, DNA, or RNA and denatures them. A denaturating agent is a chaotropic agent, but chaotropic agents aren t necessarily… … Wikipedia
chaotropic — Pertaining to chaotropism. * * * chao·tro·pic .kā ə trōp ik, träp adj disrupting the structure of water, macromolecules, or a living system so as to promote activities (as change in protein conformation in solution or migration through a… … Medical dictionary
chaotropic — chao·tro·pic … English syllables
chaotropic — ¦kāə.¦trōpik, ¦träp adjective Etymology: chaos + tropic : disrupting the structure of water, macromolecules, or a living system so as to promote activities inhibited by such structure … Useful english dictionary
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Spin column-based nucleic acid purification — Silica on a minicolumn with water and with DNA sample in chaotropic buffer Column based nucleic acid purification is a solid phase extraction method to quickly purify nucleic acids. This method relies on the fact that the nucleic acid may bind… … Wikipedia
Submitochondrial particle — A submitochondrial particle is a compartmentalized membranous product of exposing mitochondria to ultrasound. This causes the cristae to pinch off forcing the inner mitochondrial membrane inside out. As a consequence, the F1 particle becomes… … Wikipedia
Column-based nucleic acid purification — is a solid phase extraction method to quickly purify nucleic acids. This method relies on the fact that the nucleic acid may bind (adsorption) to the solid phase (silica or other) depending on the pH and the salt content of the buffer, which may… … Wikipedia
Matrix metalloproteinase — Cell surface associated MT1 MMP (MMP14), Green fluorescent protein (GFP) fused to the C term produces a signal on the surface of the cell[1] Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are zinc dependent endopeptidases; other family members are adamalysins … Wikipedia
