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- noun organic chemistry, biochemistry A
polypeptide (or section of aprotein ) containing onlyalanine residues
Etymologies
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poly- + alanine
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Here, a residue or group of target residues are identified (e.g., charged residues such as arg, asp, his, lys, and glu) and replaced by a neutral or negatively charged amino acid (most preferably alanine or polyalanine) to affect the interaction of the amino acids with IL-10 antigen.
FreshPatents.com: Notable Patent Applications - 07/22/2010 2010
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