The phrase "a modest activity of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small or unassuming action or task that is part of a larger context or project.
Example: "The team engaged in a modest activity of organizing the files to improve efficiency in the office."
Alternatives: "a simple task of" or "a minor effort of".
We know the mutations associated with developmental syndromes cause a modest activation of MEK activity compared with activating mutations in the activation segment.
VLX40 had a ratio of 0.28 indicating a modest activity against solid tumors compared to cisplatin (S/H ratio 1.2).
The preliminary results of a Phase II study also show modest activity of gefitinib in patients with recurrent glioblastoma (Peery et al, 2003).
Again, using different injected mRNA concentrations, the modest activity of the mutant Syndapin suggests little evidence of a dose-dependent effect for the KK→AA mutant.
This phase II trial has demonstrated modest activity of the combination of gemcitabine and capecitabine in a population of patients with immunotherapy-refractory metastatic renal carcinoma.
We wished to determine whether the relatively modest activity of trifluralin was the consequence of poor uptake into parasite cells.
Such studies indicate that the modest activity of Co FTS catalysts might very well be attributable to the difficulty to remove chemisorbed oxygen from the metallic surface, rather than to dissociation of CO, which was found to proceed readily at step edge sites.
To our knowledge one study, however, indicates the presence of PDE3 and PDE4 activities as well as modest activity of PDE1 in human islets, and inhibition of PDE3, but not PDE1 and PDE4, was shown to increase insulin secretion [9].
Previously, one single study has shown the presence of PDE3 and PDE4 activities as well as modest activity of PDE1 in human islets [9] and, importantly, that PDE3 inhibition resulted in increased insulin secretion.
In conclusion, this study indicated the modest activity of S-1 in gastric cancer patients with poor performance status.
