acid
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Two metabolites derived from phenylalanine, phenylpropionate and hippuric acid, are associated with healthy body weight and better gut health.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
He said professional comedians such as Jo Brand had joked about throwing acid on Nigel Farage and Jimmy Carr about gypsies in the Holocaust and they had not been prosecuted.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
One early step occurs when stressed cell membranes release arachidonic acid, a fatty molecule that serves as the starting material for producing 5-oxoETE.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Retinoic acid, a substance derived from vitamin A, helps control the activity of genes involved in several essential biological processes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
In his 1878 textbook on surgery, Agnew recommended many of the procedures and included a drawing of Lister's carbolic acid sprayer.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
Chemical analysis revealed that the oil's fatty acid composition remained consistent across the different experimental conditions, with linoleic and palmitic acids making up the largest shares.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
Enzymes and digestive acids destroy TB-500 before it can leave the intestine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
In biology, a peptide is a short chain of amino acids that acts as a chemical messenger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Both provide amino acids that the body uses to build and maintain tissues, but they are digested and absorbed at different rates.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Even so, the number of useful ways of putting nucleic acids together is stupefyingly large—probably far greater than the total number of electrons and protons in the universe.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Chemistry - Introductory
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Structure and Properties of Matter - Middle School
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Chemical Reactions - Introductory
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