The phrase "an active component in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that plays a significant or influential role in a particular context or process.
Example: "Exercise is an active component in maintaining overall health and well-being."
Alternatives: "a key element in" or "a crucial factor in".
Among the antioxidants receiving recent attention is resveratrol, an active component in red wine.
The organisation is, consequently, considered not as a simple context but as an active component in the design of models.
Indirubin, an active component in the traditional Chinese medicine formula Danggui Longhui Wan, shows promising anticancer effects.
Submicron poly vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF /polyaniline (PANI) core shell latex particles are synthesized and examined as an active component in a simple conductometric chemical sensor.
Because of its high thermal stability this material is applicable as an active component in acid-catalysed cracking reactions at temperatures above 500°C.
One principle for classifying models of faith is according to the extent to which they recognise an active component in faith itself, and the way they identify that active component and its relation to faith's other components.
In this paper, it is hypothesized that there are two general mechanisms for PAHs uptake and transport, i.e. a passive and an active component coexisting in higher plants with their relative contribution being dependent much upon the plant species and PAH levels.
To our knowledge, this is the first report to demonstrate that an active component is involved in PAHs uptake.
Hyaluronidases are found in venom from a range of spider species [ 14], but whether proteases are an active component of venom in spiders has been a subject of some debate, as some authors argue that protease activity in venom is due to digestive secretion contamination [ 60].
For example, an odorant that was learnt poorly on its own appeared to be an active component after being learned in a complex mixture [6].
Icariin is an important, active component in Herba Epimedii.
