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Macromolecule meaning
A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).
Synonyms of Macromolecule
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Somewhere along evolutionary chain from macromolecule to human brain self-awareness crept in. Psychologists assert it happens automatically whenever a brain acquires certain very high number of associational paths.
The next step was to attach the chemotherapy drug to the macromolecule polymer (still tiny at two to five nanometers in size) and inject it into the bloodstream intravenously.
A protein is an instance of a macromolecule as a mitochondrion is a good example of an organelle.
For polymerization, the kinetic chain length defined above may differ from the degree of polymerization of the product macromolecule.
However, some people (such as fellow researcher and colleague Esther Lederberg ) thought that Crick was unduly optimistic citation It was clear that some macromolecule such as a protein was likely to be the genetic molecule.
It is believed that the macromolecule accountable for maintaining the dormant state has a protein coat rich in cystine, stabilized by S-S linkages.
Note: Applicable to substance macromolecular in nature like cross-linked systems that can be considered as one macromolecule.
The apparent hydrodynamic size can then be used to approximate molecular weight using a series of macromolecule-specific standards.
Thus, the mobility of each macromolecule depends only on its linear length and its mass-to-charge ratio.