The phrase "action is distinct" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize that a particular action is separate or different from others in a given context.
Example: "In this analysis, we must remember that action is distinct from intention, as the outcomes can vary significantly."
Alternatives: "action is separate" or "action is unique".
First, this mechanism of action is distinct from those of other hormone receptors that had been studied either in plants or in animals.
The type I viral membrane proteins gE and gI also are required for directional spread in the nervous system, but the mechanism for their action is distinct from that of Us9.
The Circuit Court of Appeals held that Utah law creates a right of action in the heirs for the wrongful death of the decedent and that the action is distinct from any which decedent might have maintained had he survived.
Its mode of action is distinct from any other approved antibiotic: it rapidly kills Gram-positive bacteria by disrupting multiple aspects of bacterial membrane function (by binding irreversibly to the bacterial cell membrane, causing membrane depolarization, destroying the ion concentration gradient and provoking the efflux of K+).
Epistemic action is distinct from pragmatic action, in which an actor produces an action directly toward accomplishing a goal.
Successful activism can yield substantial improvements to existing systems and even result in a new equilibrium, but the strategic nature of the action is distinct in its emphasis on influence rather than on direct action.
He added that the UK action was distinct from existing European Union safeguards that prohibit organisms harmful to native plants from entering the 27-nation bloc.
Although both BMP and activin regulate bone formation, their modes of action are distinct.
KA and pilocarpine are widely used chemoconvulsants that can induce SE and subsequently epilepsy in rodents (Ben-Ari, 1985; Turski et al., 1989; Leite et al., 2002; Pitkanen et al., 2006), although their mechanisms of action are distinct.
With the exception of these pathways, the striking difference between CR and RP in old mice appears to create two very different metabolic profiles, suggesting that important parts of their mechanisms of action are distinct.
These results indicate that the terpenoid and flavonoid constituents of EGb 761, probably acting in combination with other components present in HE 208, are responsible for rescuing neuronal cells from β-amyloid peptide-induced apoptosis and cell death, their mechanism of action being distinct from their antioxidant properties.
