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trypsin

(Encyclopedia) trypsin, enzyme that acts to degrade protein; it is often referred to as a proteolytic enzyme, or proteinase. Trypsin is one of the three principal digestive proteinases, the other two…

chelating agents

(Encyclopedia) chelating agentschelating agentskēˈlātĭng [key]. Certain organic compounds are capable of forming coordinate bonds (see chemical bond) with metals through two or more atoms of the…

Ishii, Kikujiro

(Encyclopedia) Ishii, KikujiroIshii, Kikujirokēˌk&oomacr;ˌjērōˈĭshēˈ [key], 1865–1945, Japanese career diplomat. He entered the foreign ministry after graduating from Tokyo Univ. with a degree in…

isoprene

(Encyclopedia) isoprene or 2-methyl-1,3-butadieneisopreneīˈsəprēn, by&oomacr;ˌtədīˈēn [key], colorless liquid organic compound. It is a hydrocarbon, and is insoluble in water but soluble in many…

Percy, Walker

(Encyclopedia) Percy, Walker, 1916–90, American novelist, b. Birmingham, Ala. Trained as a physician, Percy turned to writing after he contracted tuberculosis and was forced to retire from practice.…

Spaulding, Elbridge Gerry

(Encyclopedia) Spaulding, Elbridge Gerry, 1809–97, U.S. banker and politician, b. Locke (now Summer Hill), N.Y. A lawyer practicing in Buffalo, N.Y., after 1834, he gradually became a banker there…

Barry Bonds Cast of Characters

Those who surrounded Bonds during his most successful seasons by Mark Zurlo Related Links Barry Bonds BiographyBond's Homerun Record Discredited by ManySteroids Allegedly Used by…

cyclopropane

(Encyclopedia) cyclopropane, C3H6, a gaseous hydrocarbon. It is a cyclic alkane, its three carbon atoms being joined together in a ring. The angle between successive carbon-carbon bonds in the ring…

Brewer's: Golden Bonds

Aurelian allowed the captive queen Zenobia to have a slave to hold up her golden fetters. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Golden Bowl is BrokenGolden Bay A…

Barry Bonds Biography

Barry BondsBorn: July 24, 1964Baseball OF set MLB single-season HR record in 2001 with 73 and became all-time homerun leader in 2007; 6-time NL MVP, 2 with Pittsburgh (1990,92) and 4 with San…