While this chapter provides a valuable reference for finding information related to structure and physical and chemical properties of specific active ingredients, it lacks a general description of insecticide
mode of action. This topic is covered in Chapter 7 and is organized by specific target sites.
"It's a very interesting
mode of action for a small molecule to bind to one protein and augment its ability to act with another," says pharmacologist Elliott Ross of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
(1) In a review of newspaper coverage that mentioned both emergency contraception and medical abortion between 1992 and 2002, researchers found at least one inaccuracy in 45% of the 1,077 articles sampled: Nearly one-third inaccurately differentiated emergency contraception's and medical abortion's
mode of action, and about one in 10 used terms that blurred the distinction.
The main focus of the guidelines is the use of
mode of action to assess potential carcinogens.
Roger Harrison, head of BTG's Oncology Business Unit, said, "The laboratory data on these compounds is impressive and suggests an exciting new
mode of action. Given confirmation of these data, our aim will be to seek early proof-of-concept before licensing on to a pharmaceutical company partner.
The fruit contains the insect controlling properties .The
mode of action is on the stomach where it disrupts feeding.
Their unique
mode of action mad their specificity to fungal cell walls result in minimal toxicity to mammalian cells.
(Research Triangle Park, NC), a biotechnology company, announced its researchers have successfully used global nutritional profiling techniques to discover the function of genes and chemical
mode of action in filamentous fungi.
Cekol is a multifunctional hydrocolloid featuring important properties that make it useful in formulations through its
mode of action. Its wide range of viscosities help in meeting the stringent processing conditions of frozen and fried products.
An argument ensues in which the soldiers insist that their
mode of action is the most humane.
Other lectures include the
mode of action and pharmacology of a Petasites hybridus extract and the therapy of disorders in menopause with Cimicifuga racemosa.