English to Greek Tech/Engineering Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) Biotechnology, Genetics, Molecular biology

Αν και ο όρος είναι ευρύτερα χημικός, η έννοια που με ενδιαφέρει κυρίως είναι το "υπομόριο" που προσαρτάται σε μια πρωτεϊνη, μεταβάλλοντας τον τρόπο δράσης της, όπως εξηγείται στο παρακάτω απόσπασμα:

"The biological activity of a protein can be modified by gene splicing, which alters the primary amino acid sequence, and by the post-translational attachment of such *moieties* as phosphate, sulfate, sugars, or lipids. The nature of these modifications is markedly dependent upon the cell type in which the protein is expressed. For example, if the P-amyloid precursor protein, which is involved in Alzheimer's disease, is expressed in glial cells, it contains covalently attached chondroitin sulfate; but when it is expressed in brain nerve cells the protein contains a much simpler sugar (1). This is because each cell type expresses a unique repertoire of enzymes capable of modifying protein structure by mRNA splicing or at the post-translational level. In the case of the P-amyloid precursor protein, its adhesive properties are altered by the attachment of different carbohydrates."

[Excerpt from http://www.mindfully.org/GE/GE4/Different-Perspective-Schube...]

Η απόδοση προορίζεται για άλλο κείμενο, που παραπέμπει σε αυτό.