Definitions
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- adjective of or pertaining to boron.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to the
boronic acids or their derivatives
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- adjective of or relating to boron
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Examples
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Various forms of the boron compounds, known as boronic esters, are commercially available, says Hou.
innovations-report 2008
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Various forms of the boron compounds, known as boronic esters, are commercially available, says Hou.
innovations-report 2008
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Various forms of the boron compounds, known as boronic esters, are commercially available, says Hou.
innovations-report 2008
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Usually when you catch one and open it, you'll find the tank full of ugly chemicals like lithium pentafluorophenyl borate etherate, methoxyphenyl-boronic acid or naphthylboronic acid.
Sun of Suns 2006
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The molecules the team used are all benzene-boronic acids that interact strongly with hydrogen in their own right.
D Mag - News 2010
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The analysis of the study offered a clear understanding of the boronic acid-related mechanisms that cause the negative outcome, offering the conclusion that green tea would counteract most, if not all, compounds that work with boronic acid.
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However, while there are many chemicals that contain boronic acid, few are being used with patients.
innovations-report 2009
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The researchers determined that the boronic acid in bortezomib helped to bind the EGCG directly to the therapy molecule, thereby cancelling out the effects of both the green tea and the therapy on the tumor cells.
innovations-report 2009
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When the team analysed the biochemical interaction between the two compounds they discovered that EGCG interacts with a boronic acid unit, which forms part of the Velcade molecule, preventing the drug binding to its target in the cancer cell.
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Importantly, the team found that EGCG only reacted with proteasome inhibitors that have a boronic acid base (including bortezomib) but did not react with several non-boronic acid-based proteasome inhibitors (such as nelfinavir [Viracept®], a treatment for HIV).
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