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The protein has 5′-triphosphatase and diphosphatase activity for short RNAs but is less active toward mononucleotide triphosphates, suggesting its primary function in vivo is to dephosphorylate RNA 5′-ends.

Results in Tables 1 and 2 showed that immobilization through covalent adsorption led to more enzyme bound to Ag and Au nanoparticles, but is less active, than in the case of spacer-linked enzyme.

The female assists in building, but is less active than the male.

Interestingly, pD3 (vitamin D3-like photoderivative of 7DHP) also demonstrates a potent anti-proliferative potential, but is less active than its precursor 7-DHP.

The phosphorylated PTEN (p-PTEN) is less susceptible to degradation by the proteosome but is less active.

The KDAC3/SMRT complex also prefers aromatic residues in the X or Z positions, especially Trp, but is less active when acidic residues occupy the neighboring site.

Additionally, 19a and 20a bearing a simple phenyl and o-chlorophenyl R moieties displayed slightly better activity than juglone but were less active than the standard BEZ-235.

Almost all tested compounds have remarkable activities against these three fungal strains, but are less active than nystatin (Table 5).

168 also showed strong activity against Gram positive bacteria, especially against MRSA, but was less active compared to compounds 169 and 171 [49].

At doses less than, or equivalent to, the LD10, isophosphoramide mustard retained high activity against cyclophosphamide-resistant L1210 and P388 leukaemias, but was less active against intracerebrally-implanted P388 leukaemia while cyclophosphamide produced a 4 log10 tumour cell reduction.

Coty served with dignity but was less active in trying to influence policy than his predecessor, Vincent Auriol, had been.