• In summary, the person is trying to get their head around the basic structure, formulas and meanings of carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids and lipids. (physicsforums.com)
  • I have been trying to get my head around the basics for these four (Carbohydrates, Proteins, Amino Acids and Lipids) for about a week and I just don't understand the basic structure, formulas and such. (physicsforums.com)
  • To do this, we used structure- based computational modeling as a tool to predict the molecular interactions between carbonaceous NPs and cellular proteins and lipids. (cdc.gov)
  • We demonstrated that specific interactions of NPs with proteins/lipids resulted in a coating on its surface, ultimately masking their inherent properties, thus leading to modified distribution in cells, recognition and uptake by cells. (cdc.gov)
  • Then get on to how they typically interact with each other and how the peptide bond folds and how proteins fold and how this makes them work and some examples of them working. (physicsforums.com)
  • The hydrolysis process breaks the peptide bonds, converting proteins into their constituent amino acids. (pharmiweb.com)
  • The molecular process underlying the reaction is known to involve the fibrous muscle proteins, the peptide chains of which undergo a change in conformation during contraction. (britannica.com)
  • VIP is a 28-amino acid regulatory peptide that is widely distributed throughout the gastrointestinal tract and brain. (medscape.com)
  • Disulphide bonds forming loops of amino acids of the peptide backbone have a major impact on internal dynamics that can be interpreted with a reduced set of Zimm modes. (lu.se)
  • Most PTMs are catalyzed by highly specific protein modifying enzymes, which have some specific recognition motif. (deepdyve.com)
  • The mode of action of enzymes and macromolecular complexes as protein machines will be investigated. (manchester.ac.uk)
  • There are many amino acids essential to life and are found combined together in proteins e.g tissue, enzymes. (docbrown.info)
  • We also provide evidence that interactions of basic/positively charged amino acids of the enzymes (e.g. peroxidases) with the carboxyl moieties on carbon nanotube s and graphene - positioning them in close proximity to the catalytic site of the enzyme - are essential for the effective catalysis and safe degradation of these materials in vivo. (cdc.gov)
  • The K a /K s ratio can be used to examine the action of natural selection on protein-coding regions, [5] [6] it provides information about the relative rates of nucleotide substitutions that change amino acids (non-synonymous substitutions) to those that do not change the encoded amino acid (synonymous substitutions). (wikipedia.org)
  • Though the overall fold of the structure, comprising two domains, is similar to the others, a few natural substitutions of conserved amino acid residues at the interdomain cleft of ervatamin B are expected to increase the stability of the protein. (rcsb.org)
  • We developed a prediction method, PON-Sol2, to identify amino acid substitutions that increase, decrease, or have no effect on the protein solubility. (lu.se)
  • Pon-sol: prediction of effects of amino acid substitutions on protein solubility. (lu.se)
  • An introduction to the concepts of chemistry underlying important processes in biology and human health, including chemical bonding, energetics, kinetics, equilibria and solubility, properties of water and solutions, acids, bases, complexation and electron transfer, mechanisms of organic reactions and properties of amino acids and carbohydrates. (otago.ac.nz)
  • Healthy snacks also provide an effective alternative to fit the much-needed essential nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fibres, and proteins in the diet. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • posttranslational modifications, amino acid variations, computational mutation analysis, protein PTM predictor, network biology Introduction Protein PTMs are biochemical alterations of amino acids that change the physicochemical properties of target proteins, leading to structural changes and therefore regulating protein-protein interactions and cellular signal transduction in developmental and cancer pathways [1]. (deepdyve.com)
  • The prediction models were trained on influenza protein sequences isolated from both avian and human samples, which were transformed into amino acid physicochemical properties feature vectors. (springer.com)
  • numbers in parentheses indicate percentages of amino acid similarity (preserved physicochemical properties). (cdc.gov)
  • To address these challenges, this study characterizes sensory perceptions, nutritional content, and physicochemical properties of four common northern European seaweed species, Saccharina latissima, Alaria esculenta, Palmaria palmata, and Ulva sp. (lu.se)
  • But proteins are not boring, they are the most fantastically, well, protean molecules on Earth and possibly anywhere else! (physicsforums.com)
  • It aims to provide an understanding of the basic chemical properties of molecules that make life possible and a description of the key components of the cell and their biochemical interactions. (manchester.ac.uk)
  • To understand basic chemical properties of molecules that make life possible, and how these properties relate to specific macromolecular structures and functions. (manchester.ac.uk)
  • To solve this problem, the cell membrane contains proteins that are selective for unique, water soluble molecules. (wikibooks.org)
  • The Laureates have each made pioneering contributions in developing methods that can be used for theoretical studies of the properties of molecules and the chemical processes in which they are involved. (nobelprize.org)
  • With such methods it would be possible to calculate the properties of molecules and the interplay between them. (nobelprize.org)
  • Conventional calculation of the properties of molecules is based on a description of the motion of individual electrons. (nobelprize.org)
  • John Pople is rewarded for developing computational methods making possible the theoretical study of molecules, their properties and how they act together in chemical reactions. (nobelprize.org)
  • Most genes contain the information needed to make functional molecules called proteins. (medlineplus.gov)
  • A few genes produce regulatory molecules that help the cell assemble proteins. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Gradually, we will move to larger systems, calculating thermochemical properties for organic reactions, amino acids solvated in water, as well as optical and magnetic spectroscopy for organic and inorganic molecules (including bio-inorganic systems). (lu.se)
  • Most of the work on substitution models has focused on DNA/ RNA and protein sequence evolution. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sequence similarity was not calculated for the SAT proteins, because of their relatively smaller size. (cdc.gov)
  • Genetic changes occur that affect the amino acid sequence of the proteins of the viruses. (cdc.gov)
  • A group of influenza subject matter experts compiled the H5N1 Inventory of amino acid changes in viruses' genetic sequence or amino acid motifs (varying combinations of amino acid sequences) by: (1) conducting a literature review of published and publically available information on H5N1 genetic changes, and (2) using a text mining process that examined existing PubMed H5N1 publications for information about changes in the genetic makeup of H5N1 viruses. (cdc.gov)
  • Protein abundance data, domains, shared domains with other proteins, protein sequence retrieval for various strains, sequence-based physico-chemical properties, protein modification sites, and external identifiers for the protein. (yeastgenome.org)
  • Protein sequence for the given gene in S288C and other strains, when available. (yeastgenome.org)
  • More detailed evidence for these modification sites is presented in the Post-translational Modifications table, located just below the protein sequence. (yeastgenome.org)
  • 1IWD: Proposed Amino Acid Sequence and the 1.63 Angstrom X-ray Crystal Structure of a Plant Cysteine Protease Ervatamin B: Insight into the Structural Basis of its Stability and Substrate Specificity. (rcsb.org)
  • The thermodynamic properties are found to be strongly sequence dependent in contrast to the kinetic ones. (lu.se)
  • Each sequence of three nucleotides, called a codon, usually codes for one particular amino acid. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Protein assembly continues until the ribosome encounters a "stop" codon (a sequence of three nucleotides that does not code for an amino acid). (medlineplus.gov)
  • Native or wild-type quaternary protein structure is usually born from a single translated protein sequence with one ordered conformation with downstream protein interactions. (medscape.com)
  • Twelve can be synthesised from other amino acids, but eight cannot and are referred to as essential amino acids and must be found in our diet . (docbrown.info)
  • The practical application of strength nutrition concepts ( 28 ), including liquid carbohydrate (CHO), protein (PRO), both whole foods (milk) and specific PRO fractions (whey and casein), amino acid constituents (essential amino acids [EAA] and branch chain amino acids [BCAA]), and mixed nutrient ingestion (CHO/PRO), has gained popularity. (lww.com)
  • If you remember nothing alcohols (ser and thre) sulphydryls (cys) amines (lys and N-terminals), carboxylic acids, amides, paraffins rapidly refresh them. (physicsforums.com)
  • the alphabet is the 20 proteinogenic amino acids for proteins and the sense codons (i.e., the 61 codons that encode amino acids in the standard genetic code ) for aligned protein-coding gene sequences. (wikipedia.org)
  • In fact, substitution models can be developed for any biological characters that can be encoded using a specific alphabet (e.g., amino acid sequences combined with information about the conformation of those amino acids in three-dimensional protein structures [7] [8] ). (wikipedia.org)
  • The inventory of amino acid changes in H5N1 influenza viruses helps researchers identify amino acid sequences that may increase pandemic potential. (cdc.gov)
  • Also, an analysis is performed by means of statistical and artificial neural network methods from which it is concluded that the folding properties can be predicted to a certain degree given the binary numbers characterizing the sequences. (lu.se)
  • Structural studies have revealed that four classes of CNPases belong to one protein superfamily. (wikipedia.org)
  • Aggregation is often related to structural alterations, whereas solubilizable proteins in the solid phase can be made again soluble by dilution. (lu.se)
  • A general property of disordered proteins is their structural expansion that results in a high macromolecular flexibility. (lu.se)
  • Supplementation with glutathione, a cysteine-containing antioxidative tripeptide, normalized hepatic glutathione redox state modulated by ingestion of 3% CN diet, but it only reversed the oxidized shift of plasma albumin redox state to an extent similar to cystine alone or the constituting amino acid mixture of glutathione (i.e., glutamic acid, cystine, and glycine), indicating that glutathione would primarily serve as a source of cysteine rather than exert its antioxidative activity. (frontiersin.org)
  • The decrease of MA ratio was alleviated by oral branched-chain amino acid supplementation, possibly because the supplementation would galvanize de novo albumin synthesis, thereby complementing the fall of MA. (frontiersin.org)
  • In addition, the journal features articles on the nutritional and dietary aspects of amino acids, such as their dietary intake, supplementation, and metabolism, and how these factors influence human health and disease. (springer.com)
  • A substantial number of variations affect protein-solvent interactions, either aggregation or solubility. (lu.se)
  • Solubility is a central protein property and when reduced can lead to diseases. (lu.se)
  • By gaining insight into amino acid content, researchers can assess protein purity, determine changes in amino acid composition, and evaluate protein stability. (pharmiweb.com)
  • These changes in amino acids affect properties of proteins-such as hemagglutinin (HA) or neuraminidase (NA), the surface proteins of influenza viruses. (cdc.gov)
  • Genetic changes in amino acids-the substitution of one amino acid for another-can affect the properties of a virus such as how well a virus grows, how well it transmits between hosts or its susceptibility to antiviral drugs. (cdc.gov)
  • Proteomic analysis and prediction of amino acid variations that influence protein. (deepdyve.com)
  • To increase the utilization of current computational resources, we 﫿rst provide an overview of computational prediction of amino acid variations that influence protein PTMs and their functional analysis. (deepdyve.com)
  • In this study, computational models for 11 influenza proteins have been constructed using the machine learning algorithm random forest for prediction of host tropism. (springer.com)
  • From the prediction models constructed, all achieved high prediction performance, indicating clear distinctions in both avian and human proteins. (springer.com)
  • When used together as a host tropism prediction system, zoonotic strains could potentially be identified based on different protein prediction results. (springer.com)
  • This study is measuring plant available nitrogen and soil microbial structure along with concentrations of protein, amino acids, B vitamins, and the nutraceutical amino acid ergothioneine in grain crops produced in long-term systems trials, on working farms, and in controlled field and laboratory studies. (rodaleinstitute.org)
  • Amino acids are first converted into volatile derivatives, which are then separated and detected by gas chromatography. (pharmiweb.com)
  • The journal welcomes original research articles, reviews, rapid communications, and mini-reviews on all aspects of amino acids and their derivatives. (springer.com)
  • The journal also aims to provide a platform for researchers to publish their findings on the therapeutic applications of amino acids and their derivatives in the treatment of various diseases, such as metabolic and neurological disorders, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases. (springer.com)
  • Protein complexes, which are formed as a result of these interactions, consist of two or more components that associate along specific pathways - protein association pathways. (lu.se)
  • Krill oil is one of the major products that are projected as a direct replacement for fish oil owing to the high content of fatty acids such as the eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • The fatty acids of fish oil are attached to triglycerides which can also have the adverse effect on the health but krill oil contains choline-containing phospholipids and a phosphatidylcholine which is more beneficial and easily absorbed by the body. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • Add fiber and essential fatty acids with Flax Seeds each day! (vitanetonline.com)
  • Combining mass spectrometry with separation techniques such as HPLC or CE can improve the accuracy and sensitivity of amino acid analysis. (pharmiweb.com)
  • Through construction of chimeric beta1/beta3 receptors, we identified a single amino acid that determines the pharmacological difference between the two beta subunits. (nih.gov)
  • The journal aims to cover a broad range of topics related to amino acids, including their biosynthesis, catabolism, metabolism, transport, signaling, and functions in the body. (springer.com)
  • Considering human metabolism, rapid biodegradability and acute ecotoxicological properties of tocilizumab, no exposure levels of concern to the environment are to be expected. (janusinfo.se)
  • This involves protein extraction from the biological sample of interest, followed by protein denaturation to break down the tertiary structure and expose the amino acids. (pharmiweb.com)
  • In this regard, comprehensive studies of the impact of amino acid variation on protein PTMs will be helpful for further understanding of how genetic polymorphisms are involved in regulating biological and pathological processes and providing instructive information for drug development of various related diseases. (deepdyve.com)
  • The main focus of the journal is to publish research studies that enhance our understanding of the biological and physiological roles of amino acids in the human body as well as plants and microbes. (springer.com)
  • The study of Biological networks helps us to investigate the evolution processes of Amino acid, PPI networks etc. (sersc.org)
  • Protein performs its biological functions by interacting with other proteins. (lu.se)
  • Each of the three is composed of two subunits: S1, the membrane distal region, including the receptor-binding and N-terminal domains, and S2, the membrane-proximal protein. (forbes.com)
  • Serine has a different chemical properties from histidine or leucine. (physicsforums.com)
  • We discuss how recent chemical proteomic approaches have delivered the first global overviews of protein lipidation in these organisms, contributing to our understanding of the role of this PTM in critical metabolic and cellular functions. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • A computer is fed with particulars of a molecule or a chemical reaction and the output is a description of the properties of that molecule or how a chemical reaction may take place. (nobelprize.org)
  • Gnanaprakash and coworkers [33] studied the effect of digestion time and alkali addition rate on the size and magnetic properties of magnetite NPs produced by chemical co-precipitation. (researchgate.net)
  • In this paper we have constructed amino acids networks based on the some physico-chemical and physical properties. (sersc.org)
  • The chemistry of s and p block elements with reference to general trends in physical and chemical properties, anomalous behavior of first member of each group, diagonal relationship. (successcds.net)
  • Both RNA and DNA are made up of a chain of building blocks called nucleotides, but they have slightly different chemical properties. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The majority of chemical allergens are electrophilic and react with nucleophilic amino acids. (cdc.gov)
  • Tocilizumab is a protein with a molecular mass of approximately 145 kDa and the Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS) number 375823-41-9. (janusinfo.se)
  • Continuous protein pathways are composed of carrier proteins , channels and pumps . (wikibooks.org)
  • Many mechanisms of protein function contribute to amyloidogenesis, including "nonphysiologic proteolysis, defective or absent physiologic proteolysis, mutations involving changes in thermodynamic or kinetic properties, and pathways that are yet to be defined. (medscape.com)
  • Ionisation of electrolytes, weak and strong electrolytes acid -base equilibrium, Bronsted & Lowry's concept of acids and bases on these concepts. (successcds.net)
  • B) Side and top views of the prefusion structure of the 2019-nCoV S protein with a single RBD in the up conformation. (forbes.com)
  • This can be achieved by acid hydrolysis, typically using hydrochloric acid (HCl) or trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). (pharmiweb.com)
  • We recently reported that plasma albumin redox state, which correlates with albumin synthesis rate, could be associated with the quality of dietary protein. (frontiersin.org)
  • Plasma albumin would thus be influenced by amino acid balance in dietary proteins, and it could be useful as a biomarker that contributes to prevention of protein under-nutriton, caused by not only insufficient protein intake but also ingestion of poor-quality protein. (frontiersin.org)
  • We have consecutively reported that the redox state of plasma albumin (the balance of reduced and oxidized forms of plasma albumin) is influenced by the amount of protein intake in rats ( 13 - 15 ), and the ratio of MA to total albumin correlates with the albumin fractional synthesis rate, which is also stimulated by dietary proteins ( 14 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • CNPase catalyzes the following reaction: nucleoside 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } nucleoside 2′-phosphate CNPase is a myelin-associated enzyme that makes up 4% of total CNS myelin protein, and is thought to undergo significant age-associated changes. (wikipedia.org)
  • In my presentation, I will summarize recent QENS and NSE results on the dynamics of the intrinsically disordered myelin basic protein (MBP) and the chemically denatured bovine serum albumin (BSA) (1,2,3). (lu.se)
  • Plasma albumin redox state was shifted to a more oxidized state in rats fed 3% casein (CN) diet than those fed 3% whey protein or 3% wheat gluten diet, while supplementing 3% CN diet with cystine reversed it to a more reduced state, indicating that cystine would complement the shortage of cysteine in CN, thereby increasing albumin synthesis rate. (frontiersin.org)
  • Optimizing Cell-Free Protein Synthesis for Antimicrobial Protein Production. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cell-free protein synthesis provides a flexible platform for the production of difficult-to-express proteins, because maintaining cell viability is unnecessary. (bvsalud.org)
  • PTMs are specific to types of amino acid residues. (deepdyve.com)
  • Consequently, amino acid variations through changing the type of residues of the target sites or key flanking residues could directly or indirectly influence PTM of protein and bring about a detrimental effect on protein function. (deepdyve.com)
  • The remainder of the fibrinogen molecule, a monomer , is soluble and stable at pH values less than 6 (i.e., in acid solutions). (britannica.com)
  • An amino acid molecule contains at least one carboxylic acid group ( -COOH ) and at least one amine group ( -NH 2 ). (docbrown.info)
  • During the process of transcription, the information stored in a gene's DNA is passed to a similar molecule called RNA (ribonucleic acid) in the cell nucleus. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Furthermore, we have recently shown that the shift of plasma albumin redox state to an oxidized state in growing rats, induced by ingestion of a casein (CN)-based low protein (LP) diet, was ameliorated when cystine (Cyss) was added to the CN-based LP diet ( 16 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • While many products peak at 30 or 40 grams of protein per serving, this product features an ultrapremium combina-tion of whey and casein that packs a punch of 50 grams of protein per serving. (hormelfoods.com)
  • One serving (two scoops) offers a whopping 50 grams of whey and casein protein. (hormelfoods.com)
  • Only 10% of amyloidosis deposits consist of components such as glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), apolipoprotein-E (apoE), and serum amyloid P-component (SAP), while nearly 90% of the deposits consist of amyloid fibrils that are formed by the aggregation of misfolded proteins. (medscape.com)
  • 7] analyzed amino acid variations of 15 different PTMs and indicated that about 4.5% of amino acid variations may affect protein function through disruption of PTMs, and the mutation of 238 PTMs sites in human proteins was causative of disease. (deepdyve.com)
  • For instance, the SwissVariant database (http://swissvar.expasy.org/) contained 76 613 variants in 20 244 human proteins on 10 January 2018. (deepdyve.com)
  • In contrast to the scleroproteins, the contractile proteins are soluble in salt solutions and susceptible to enzymatic digestion . (britannica.com)
  • Folding properties of a toy protein model containing only two amino-acid types, hydrophobic and hydrophilic respectively, are analyzed. (lu.se)
  • Gas chromatography is suitable for the analysis of complex protein samples. (pharmiweb.com)
  • After derivatization, the amino acids are separated using liquid chromatography. (pharmiweb.com)
  • In QENS experiments of protein solutions hydrogens act as reporters for the motions of methyl groups or amino acids to which they are bound. (lu.se)
  • CE separates amino acids based on their electrophoretic mobility in a capillary filled with a buffer solution. (pharmiweb.com)
  • Here, we show that mouse Stbd1 is a transmembrane endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident protein with the capacity to induce the formation of organized ER structures in HeLa cells. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • And any enzyme or other protein you come across, you can look it up on Internet. (physicsforums.com)
  • The extracellular signaling protein Sonic hedgehog (Shh) requires dual lipidation for functional signaling, whereby N-terminal palmitoylation is performed by the enzyme Hedgehog acyltransferase (Hhat). (imperial.ac.uk)
  • Amino Acids is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research related to the chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, and toxicology of amino acids and related compounds. (springer.com)
  • The method is a machine learning tool utilizing gradient boosting algorithm and was trained on a large dataset of variants with different outcomes after the selection of features among a large number of tested properties. (lu.se)
  • Active research on ergothioneine is finding that this amino acid has antioxidant properties and increasingly apparent human health benefits. (rodaleinstitute.org)
  • Eggs also contain lutein and zeaxanthin, which may have antioxidant properties. (dana-farber.org)
  • The amino acid variation S326C of human OGG1 disrupts Ser-326 phosphorylation site and affects susceptibility to a variety of cancers [9]. (deepdyve.com)
  • Top-down proteomic identification of protein biomarkers of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. (usda.gov)
  • The amino acid profiles almost matched those of complete proteins, but with lower levels of histidine (Ulva sp. (lu.se)
  • Starch binding domain-containing protein 1 (Stbd1) is a carbohydrate-binding protein that has been proposed to be a selective autophagy receptor for glycogen. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • Prolamin proteins define nutritional value of maize grain not only via amino acid quality but also via starch availability. (intechopen.com)
  • Starch, the most important energy component of maize grain, is located within starch-protein matrix. (intechopen.com)
  • Within this matrix, starch granules are surrounded by protein bodies that limit starch availability. (intechopen.com)
  • This protein has three isoforms according to the redox states of a free cysteine (Cys) residue at position 34 ( 2 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • 2sigma(F). The protein belongs to the papain superfamily of cysteine proteases and has some unique properties compared to other members of the family. (rcsb.org)
  • Hair contains a high content of the protein, keratin, which is rich in the amino acid, cysteine. (cdc.gov)
  • The amino acids are eluted in a specific order and their concentration can be determined by various detection methods. (pharmiweb.com)
  • Can detect specific amino acids based on unique absorbance spectra, thus providing valuable information about the concentration of amino acids in protein samples. (pharmiweb.com)
  • One crucial determinant of host tropism is hemagglutinin (HA) receptor specificity, in particular, preference of specific species of sialic acid on host cells. (springer.com)
  • Modification sites for the protein in the selected strain, based on the presence of a residue in the specific strain, as inferred from experimental evidence. (yeastgenome.org)
  • Albumin with a free thiol on Cys34 is the reduced form and designated as mercaptalbumin (MA), while the isoforms with oxidized Cys34, such as a mixed disulfide with low molecular weight thiols and sulfinic/sulfonic acid, are the oxidized forms, which are designated as non-mercaptalbumin (NA)-1 and NA-2, respectively. (frontiersin.org)
  • However, it often requires extensive laboratory work and considerable expense to make thousands of variant proteins and select amino acid variations that influence PTM sites. (deepdyve.com)
  • Genetic variations have a multitude of effects on proteins. (lu.se)
  • It can be used to predict variations for proteins from any organism. (lu.se)
  • I don't have any of the right books, someone else may suggest, but you could browse your uni bookshop, or Amazon etc. for a book on protein structure and function. (physicsforums.com)
  • Doc Brown's Chemistry Advanced Level Pre-University Chemistry Revision Study Notes for GCE IB advanced A level organic chemistry students US K12 grade 11 grade 12 organic chemistry the chemistry of amino acids structure and reactions 20 which amino acids are in proteins? (docbrown.info)
  • Bone broth has the same amino acid profile or protein structure as collagen. (shopify.com)
  • For several decades they have been developed and refined so that it is now possible to analyse the structure and properties of matter in detail. (nobelprize.org)
  • Amino acids will have more tendencies to evolve from one to another having similar structure and structure are similar if amino acids have maximum number of similar properties. (sersc.org)
  • Nature of radiation from radioactive substances: nuclear structure and nuclear properties. (successcds.net)
  • An unusually high percentage, about 36 percent, of the amino acid side chains are positively or negatively charged. (britannica.com)
  • Balsam, Balsam Tolu-Mild antiseptics used in hair conditioners, soaps, creams and lotions for their antimicrobial properties and pleasant fragrance. (angelfire.com)