pentamer

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vi·ri·on

(vī'rē-on, vir'ē-on),
The complete virus particle that is structurally intact and infectious.

pentamer

a polymer formed from five molecules of a monomer.
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Incorporation of pentamers results in closer trimer contacts and induces acute surface curvature.
Imaging techniques combine to explore complex biological samples: ultra-sensitive biological samples pose unique challenges to microscopists, but advanced techniques working together can overcome these limitations
72) One important feature of galectin-3 is its ability to form small clusters of galectin-3 molecules bound together in pentamers.
A lifesaving nutrient in citrus fruit
The capsid of the virus comprises primarily 72 pentamers of the major coat protein, VP1.
Common exposure to STL polyomavirus during childhood
IgM antibodies, being pentamers, are efficient agglutinins; with five antigen-binding sites, they can bridge this distance.
Idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia presenting as massive splenomegaly in an elderly male which responded to steroid therapy
Procyanidin trimers to pentamers fractionated from apple inhibit melanogenesis in B16 mouse melanoma cells.
Anti-melanogenic effects of [delta]-tocotrienol are associated with tyrosinase-related proteins and MAPK signaling pathway in B16 melanoma cells
Previous research has shown that the cone-shaped shell is composed of identical capsid proteins linked together in a complex lattice of about 200 hexamers and 12 pentamers, Dr.
Recent studies in virology: a roundup
Hong, "Generation of pronounced Fano resonances and tuning of subwavelength spatial light distribution in plasmonic pentamers," Opt.
Investigation of Fano resonances induced by higher order plasmon modes on a circular nano-disk with an elongated cavity
Cranberry PACs consist of predominantly procyanidin pentamers and tetramers, which contain at least one A-type linkage.
A choice of cranberry
Thus in vivo the formation of B pentamers was found to be aided by the presence of cholera toxin A-subunits (28), suggesting that the A-subunit may act as a nucleation center for holotoxin assembly in the periplasm.
Cholera toxin--a foe & a friend
Therefore, the different degrees of dissociation of CRP pentamers in the analyzed materials may result from differences in the concentration of calcium.
Analysis of the physicochemical state of C-reactive protein in different preparations including 2 certified reference materials
The caja flowers are hermaphrodite, diclamidious, pentamers and diplostemonous, grouped in terminal inflorescence.
Diversidade e estrutura genetica de populacoes em cajazeira (Spondias mombin L.) no Nordeste do Brasil
The functional capabilities of individual receptor subunits influence the quality of signaling in different parts of the brain through formation of specific pentamers that display characteristic influence through release of neurotransmitters (Hevers and Luddens, 1998).
Effects of exposure to low concentrations of nercury on Glycine Alpha-3,-6 GABA-A Chloride and glutamate-gated channel receptors in the HepG2 cell line in culture

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