In this case, the addition of a methyl group changes the homocysteine molecule into a molecule called methionine.
The goal is to convert this molecule into a safe daily treatment for people with the enzyme deficiency.
The simplest structural solution for packaging of a linear double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) molecule into a virion appears to be its condensation into a filamentous nucleoprotein helix.
There, after staying up late into the night studying the conversion of one molecule into a completely new one, he realized he'd found his passion.
To turn a specific molecule into a circuit, it is necessary to connect each end of the molecule to a metal capable of conducting electricity.
The initial absorption of ultraviolet light promotes the electrons of the molecule into a higher-energy arrangement, known as an excited state.
Chemical incorporation of a flexible molecule into a heat-cured epoxy offers an important route by which to toughen the epoxy and tailor its ultimate material properties.
There is reason to believe that the incorporation of a molecule into a membrane endows it with properties that differ from those of a molecule in solution.
Intramolecular folding of a flexible single-stranded DNA molecule into a compact G-quadruplex is a structural transition leading to closer proximity of its 5′- and 3′-ends.
I had reason to believe that inserting such a synthetic molecule into a living human cell would cause the cell to manufacture full-blown H.I.V. viruses that could then be transmitted from person to person and cause AIDS.
The first term, the free energy of translocation, is calculated using thermodynamic integration (TI) by transforming the bound Na+ into a water molecule while transforming another water molecule into a Na+ ion in the bulk.
