Sentence examples for a defense agent from inspiring English sources

This protein functions as a defense agent against oxidative damage and could well be a reflection of the production and activity of G. graminis LOX (Missall and Lodge [2005]).

It is therefore useful as a defense agent against oxidative stress [ 37].

Cyanogenic organisms release toxic hydrogen cyanide from damaged tissues as a defense agent against herbivoral and fungal attack (2).

Consistent with its function as a host defense agent, iNOS can protect certain host tissues from certain infectious diseases.

In the insect, pederin acts most likely as a chemical defense agent, as it has been shown to protect beetle larvae against predatory spiders [ 13].

produce m-Tyr as a natural defense agent that appears in the proteomes of neighboring plants, and m-Tyr accumulation in the proteome of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells has been proposed to have a cytotoxic effect on translation (Gurer-Orhan et al., 2006; Bertin et al., 2007).

The civil defense agent showed a risk map of São Luiz, and compared the different cartographies.

Both in Cunha and in São Luiz, there is only one local civil defense agent to monitor the hazards or who possesses data and information about risk mapping.

The whole community depends on this single civil defense agent to carry out activities based on the four interrelated elements of EWS, as well as to put into effect the recommendations of the people-centered approach.

Steroids, fatty acids, lignins, terpenes, alkaloids, phenylpropanoids, and phytoalexins are examples of these primary and secondary compounds that act as plant defense agents against a range of diverse pathogenic microbes and insect pests [ 2- 4].

Their primary function in plants is thought to be as defense agents, based on their potent insecticidal activity, but they also have a range of other biological activities, including anti-HIV, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities.