| RNA | Ribo-Nucleic Acid |
|---|---|
| VLCFA | Very Long Chain Fatty Acids |
| CAA | carotid audiofrequency analysis; cerebral amyloid angiopathy; circulating anodic antigen; Clean Air ... |
| CNBP | cellular nucleic acid binding protein |
| INA | infectious nucleic acid; inferior nasal artery; International Neurological Association |
D factor
| nucleic acid base | A purine or pyrimidine; found in naturally occurring nucleic acids such as DNA. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| nucleic acid conformation | The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a nucleic acid or polynucleotide. Its secondary structure is due to the formation of hydrogen bonds between nucleotides, resulting in base pairing and areas with alpha helix structure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nucleic acid denaturation | Disorganization of secondary structures of nucleic acids through cleavage of hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic linkages. Denatured DNA appears to be a single-stranded flexible structure. The effects of denaturation on RNA are similar though less pronounced and largely reversible. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nucleic acid heteroduplexes | Double-stranded nucleic acid molecules (DNA-DNA or DNA-RNA) which contain regions of nucleotide mismatches (non-complementary). In vivo, these heteroduplexes can result from mutation or genetic recombination; in vitro, they are formed by nucleic acid hybridization. Electron microscopic analysis of the resulting heteroduplexes facilitates the mapping of regions of base sequence homology of nucleic acids. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nucleic acid hybridization | Widely used technique which exploits the ability of complementary sequences in single-stranded dnas or rnas to pair with each other to form a double helix. Hybridization can take place between two complimentary DNA sequences, between a single-stranded DNA and a complementary RNA, or between two RNA sequences. The technique is used to detect and isolate specific sequences, measure homology, or define other characteristics of one or both strands. (kendrew, encyclopedia of molecular biology, 1994, p503; dorlands, 28th ed, p781) (12 Dec 1998) |
| nucleic acid precursors | Use for nucleic acid precursors in general or for which there is no specific heading. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nucleic acid probe | A nucleic acid fragment, labelled by a radioisotope, biotin, etc., that is complementary to a sequence in another nucleic acid (fragment) and that will, by hydrogen binding to the latter, locate or identify it and be detected; a diagnostic technique based on the fact that every species of microbe possesses some unique nucleic acid sequences which differentiate it from all others, and thus can be used as identifying markers or "fingerprints." (05 Mar 2000) |
| nucleic acid probes | Nucleic acid which complements a specific mRNA or DNA molecule, or fragment thereof; used for hybridization studies in order to identify microorganisms and for genetic studies. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nucleic acid renaturation | The reformation of all, or part of, the native conformation of a nucleic acid molecule after the molecule has undergone denaturation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors | Compounds that inhibit cell production of DNA or RNA. (12 Dec 1998) |
| in situ nucleic acid hybridization | <molecular biology> The use of a DNA or RNA probe to detect the complementary DNA sequence. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acids, carbocyclic | Carboxylic acids that have a homocyclic ring structure in which all the ring atoms are carbon. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acids, heterocyclic | A class of acids containing a ring structure in which atleast one atom other than carbon is incorporated. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acids, noncarboxylic | Inorganic acids with a non metal, other than carbon, attached to hydrogen, or an acid radical containing no carbon. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acroleic acids | A series of unsaturated aliphatic acids of the general formula R==CH-COOH; the prototype, acrylic acid (R=CH2) or 2-propenoic acid, is derived from propionic acid by reduction or from glycerol by dehydration. Synonym: acroleic acids. (05 Mar 2000) |