The phrase "a minor amount is" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a small quantity of something in various contexts, such as finance, statistics, or general descriptions.
Example: "In the report, it was noted that a minor amount is allocated for marketing expenses this quarter."
Alternatives: "a small quantity is" or "a negligible amount is".
Although most lettuce grown today is used as a vegetable, a minor amount is used in the production of tobacco-free cigarettes; however, domestic lettuce's wild relatives produce a leaf that visually more closely resembles tobacco.
Based on a previous careful characterization of these liver microtissues (Messner et al. 2013), we conclude that, like in the liver, SR-BI is mainly localized in basolateral membranes and only a minor amount is found in the apical membranes or non-parenchymal cells such as Kupffer cells.
This resulted in high amounts of MMMTAV (> 35 μg/L) in the ascending and transverse colon vessels, whereas only a minor amount was observed in the descending colon.
The mitochondrial fraction contained about 30% of the cellular Bcl-2 and a minor amount was detected in the cytosolic fraction.
We show that there is a significant discrepancy in the distribution of SR-BI, wasch was enriched at the apical membrane in cultured HepG2 and Huh7 cells, whereas in vivo only a minor amount was associated with canalicular membranes.
The majority of SR-BI was found on the membrane facing the sinusoids, whereas only a minor amount was detected at the canalicular membrane, as shown by co-localization with ABCB11 (see arrowheads).
The other sugar fractions found in minor amount was cellobiose 0.058 and 0.014 g/L, respectively.
Thus XRD identification of new, poorly crystallized phases present in minor amounts is difficult.
Part of it, he said -- "not a minor amount" -- is Mr. Simon's own money.
Even if it turns out to be only a minor amount, it's a preventable amount so we really need to address it".
Ash aggregates largely accumulate at the outlet part of DPF1, while minor amounts are deposited directly on the channel walls all along the filter length.
