Sentence examples for protective substance from inspiring English sources

The cyclic amino acid ectoine is a compatible solute serving as a protective substance against osmotic stress.

Further research determined that the protective substance was an enzyme, SOD (for superoxide dismutase), an antioxidant that defends cells exposed to oxygen.

A representation of a fanged watchdog warned trespassers away, while a 'Permit for Demolition,' framed in a clear protective substance on the fence wire, evoked an equally serious mood.

In another study of the same group of men followed for up to 16 years, Dr. Giovannucci and co-authors found a reduced risk of advanced and fatal prostate cancer among those who consumed lots of tomato sauce, a rich source of a protective substance called lycopene, and those who engaged in higher levels of vigorous physical activity.

The DTA of course shows two distinct changes in temperature (234°C and 507°C) indicating volatilization of organic components from leaf extract which may have acted as stabilizer or protective substance.

The preconditioning theory makes the hypothesis that a protective substance, secreted by the attacked oligodendrocytes, prevents demyelination at the borders of the radially expanding lesion.

The role of carotenoids as antioxidants, light protective substances and as signalling compounds is discussed.

It is possible that small doses may stimulate greater production of protective substances so that someone may survive an arsenic dose that would otherwise be fatal, but there are no guarantees.

Instead of anointing his body with protective substances, as Vaughan Williams's text specifies, mysterious figures strap the Pilgrim in an electric chair, and at the moment when he is supposed to survive the river, the switch is thrown and bright lights blind the audience.

Polysaccharides are widely found in plants, which use them as energy storage molecules, structural components and protective substances (Le Floch et al. 2015).

(3) Period of reorganization of metabolism and structure of potato tissues (usually from 48 to 96 h), which includes considerable changes in cell ultrastructure, an increase in the amounts of enzymes and protective substances, and a decrease in sterol content.