| Con A | <biochemistry> A lectin isolated from the jack bean, Canavalia ensiformis. See: Lectins. (05 Jan 1998) |
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| Con A binding site | <biochemistry> A common misuse of the term receptor. Con A binds to the mannose residues of many different glycoproteins and glycolipids and the binding is therefore not to a specific site. It could be argued that the receptor is the Con A and cells have Con A ligands on their surfaces: certainly this would be less confusing. (05 Jan 1998) |
| Con A receptor | <biochemistry> A common misuse of the term receptor. Con A binds to the mannose residues of many different glycoproteins and glycolipids and the binding is therefore not to a specific site. It could be argued that the receptor is the Con A and cells have Con A ligands on their surfaces: certainly this would be less confusing. (05 Jan 1998) |
| con- | With, together, in association; appears as com-before p, b, or m, as col-before l, and as co-before a vowel; corresponds to G. Syn-. Origin: L. Cum, with, together (05 Mar 2000) |
| conalbumin | <protein> Nonhaem iron binding protein found in chicken plasma and egg white. (18 Nov 1997) |
| conanine | A steroid alkaloid; pregnane with a methylimino group bridging C-18 and C-20 (in alpha-configuration). See: conessine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conarium | Synonym: pineal body. Origin: G. Konarion (dim. Of konos, cone), the pineal body (05 Mar 2000) |
| conation | The conscious tendency to act, usually an aspect of mental process; historically aligned with cognition and affection, but more recently used in the wider sense of impulse, desire, purposeful striving. Origin: L. Conatio, an undertaking, effort (05 Mar 2000) |
| conative | Pertaining to, or characterised by, conation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conatus | A striving toward self-preservation and self-affirmation. Origin: L. Attempt (05 Mar 2000) |
| concameration | A system of interconnecting cavities. Origin: L. Concameratio, a vault; fr. Concamero, pp. -atus, to vault over, fr. Camera, a vault (05 Mar 2000) |
| Concanavalin A | <biochemistry> A lectin isolated from the jack bean, Canavalia ensiformis. See: Lectins. (05 Jan 1998) |
| concatamer | <molecular biology> Two or more identical linear molecular units covalently linked in tandem. Especially used of nucleic acid molecules and of units in artificial polymers. (05 Jan 1998) |
| concatenate | Denoting the arrangement of a number of structures, e.g., enlarged lymph glands, in a row like the links of a chain. Origin: L. Con-cateno, pp. -atus, to link together, fr. Catena, a chain (05 Mar 2000) |
| concatener | <molecular biology> A DNA segment composed of repeated sequences linked end to end. (05 Jan 1998) |