Sentence examples for marine agents from inspiring English sources

Today, we still only know and understand very few of these marine agents or the underlying processes (see box 1).

SD118-xanthocillin X (1), a novel marine agent extracted from Penicillium commune, induces autophagy through the inhibition of the MEK/ERK pathway.

He made his name as the brooding ex-marine Agent Brody in the hit US TV show Homeland, but Damian Lewis is to ditch his combat gear for a crown and robes as he takes on a more regal role.

It should be emphasized that the toxicity is a major concern of environmentally friendly marine antifouling agents (Qian et al. 2010; Shao et al. 2015).

Among the marine anticancer agents, the ecteinascidins (ETs) merit special consideration.

Use of tributyltin (TBT) and triphenyltin (TPhT) as marine antifouling agents has led to their almost global dispersal.

Moreover, Stewart Tweed, a marine extension agent for Rutgers who teaches a safety course to clammers, said dredging created other inherent dangers.

Mr Galeano brackets as "mechanisms of plunder" both "the caravelled conquistadors and the jet-propelled technocrats; Hernán Cortés and the [US] Marines; the agents of the Spanish Crown and the International Monetary Fund missions; the dividends from the slave trade and the profits from General Motors".

Nevertheless, several marine-derived agents are now approved, most as "first-in-class" drugs, with five of seven appearing in the past few years.

Although phased out as a biocide and marine antifouling agent, TBT is still used as a wood preservative and, along with dibutyltin, as a stabilizer in polyvinyl chloride; it pollutes many waterways and contaminates seafood.

Grimm, a freshman representative who had recently been named to the House Financial Services Committee, is a former marine and F.B.I. agent.