in·ac·ti·vate ( n- k t -v t )v. 1. To render nonfunctional. 2. To make quiescent. in·ac ti·vation n. |
inactivate,
v to render inactive; to destroy the activity of.
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inactivate, v to render inactive; to destroy the activity of. |
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It's more likely that the inactivating myosin mutation became common as our ancestors began to eat primarily soft foods, McCollum proposes. The product of one such gene is a protein known as silent information regulator 3, or Sir3, which clings to the genes responsible for stress proteins, thereby inactivating them and keeping them silent. Cerus Corporation is developing medical systems and therapeutics based on the company's proprietary Helinx technology for inactivating disease-causing agents. |
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