Sentence examples for bind to specific chemical from inspiring English sources
We have developed a promising alternative method that is based on the use of peptides which are able to bind to specific chemical functions and/or molecular structures.
The tattoo developed by Clark's team contains 120-nanometer-wide polymer nanodroplets consisting of a fluorescent dye, specialized sensor molecules designed to bind to specific chemicals, and a charge-neutralizing molecule.
(See "The Superhero Of Senses").. We know that sweet, bitter and umami are perceived when the right chemicals bind to specific receptors on the outside of the different types of taste bud cells.
These secretions are carried by the blood to distant sites (target organs), where they bind to specific receptors on target cells and act to regulate specific chemical reactions.
The chemical studied appears to bind to specific amino acid sequences of the growing protein within that tunnel in the ribosome and make them kink enough to stop progress down the tunnel, halting protein synthesis.
These structures also show that members of antibiotic families with structural differences might bind to specific ribosomal pockets in different modes dominated by their chemical properties.
The radioisotope is attached to chemicals that allow it to bind to specific sites in the body, where it emits gamma rays that can be used to produce an image of the area.
In addition, reconfigurable structures and devices can be made using functional nucleic acids such as deoxyribozymes and ribozymes, which are capable of performing chemical reactions, and aptamers, which can bind to specific proteins or small molecules.
The chemicals are called neurotransmitters —they diffuse across the synaptic space between neurons, and bind to specific proteins or receptors on the receiving neuron.
These proteins bind to specific sites on DNA and (for example) turn on expression of specific genes.
