List of articles in "Biomolecule" category - Page 1773

A homeobox is a DNA sequence found within genes that are involved in the regulation of patterns of anatomical development (morphogenesis) in animals fungi and plants.

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) also known as corticotropin is a polypeptide tropic hormone produced and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. It is an important component of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and […]

A tyrosine kinase is an enzyme that can transfer a phosphate group from ATP to a protein in a cell. It functions as an on or off switch in many […]

Chitinases (EC 3.2.1.14 chitodextrinase 14-beta-poly-N-acetylglucosaminidase poly-beta-glucosaminidase beta-14-poly-N-acetyl glucosamidinase poly[14-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide)] glycanohydrolase (1->4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucan glycanohydrolase) are hydrolytic enzymes that break down glycosidic bonds in chitin.As chitin is a component of the cell walls […]

An autolysin is an enzyme (EC 3.4.24.38 gametolysin Chlamydomonas cell wall degrading protease lysin Chlamydomonas reinhardtii metalloproteinase gamete lytic enzyme gamete autolysin) that hydrolyzes (and breaks down) the components of […]

Retroviral integrase (IN) is an enzyme produced by a retrovirus (such as HIV) that enables its genetic material to be integrated into the DNA of the infected cell. Retroviral INs […]

Catalase is a common enzyme found in nearly all living organisms exposed to oxygen (such as vegetables fruit or animals). It catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and […]

Ubiquitin is a small (8.5 kDa) regulatory protein that has been found in almost all tissues (ubiquitously) of eukaryotic organisms. It was discovered in 1975 by Goldstein and further characterized […]

Trypsin (EC 3.4.21.4) is a serine protease from the PA clan superfamily found in the digestive system of many vertebrates where it hydrolyses proteins. Trypsin is produced in the pancreas […]

The SRC Homology 3 Domain (or SH3 domain) is a small protein domain of about 60 amino acids residues first identified as a conserved sequence in the viral adaptor protein […]