| beta sheet |
The protein configuration resulting from the alignment of multiple adjacent beta strands and the formation of hydrogen bonds between them.
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| beta-blocker |
A type of medication that helps to reduce how hard the heart has to work.
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| beta oxidation |
Process by which fat is broken down in order to generate ATP.
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| beta cell |
A cell that makes insulin. It resides in masses of tissue in the pancreas called islets. See islet cells.
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| beta decay |
The process of radioactive decay in which a neutron loses a beta particle, which is physically identical to an electron. This increases the atomic number of the atom by one by turning the neutron into a proton. The atom's atomic mass number stays the same because the total number of protons and neutrons remain the same. The most common form of radioactive decay.
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