biomolecule
nounEtymology From bio- + molecule.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA, and RNA, that occur naturally in living organisms; any such molecule, even if created outside a living thing (as for example in a test tube or bioreactor).
- Zinc oxide is biosafe and, therefore, there are no toxic effects for biomedical applications that immobilize and modify biomolecules (Kumar and Shen, 2008).2011, Sam Zhang, Biological and Biomedical Coatings Handbook: Applications, page 343:
- In the close vicinity of a chiral nanostructure, the circular dichroism of a biomolecule could be greatly enhanced, due to the interaction with the local superchiral fields.2016, S. Hamed Shams Mousavi, Sajanlal R. Panikkanvalappil, Mostafa A. El-Sayed, Ali A. Eftekhar, Ali Adibi, “Large Enhancement of Circular Dichroism Using an Embossed Chiral Metamaterial”, in arXiv:
- Related terms
- biomolecular, biochemical, bioindicator, biomarker, biomaterial, biomatter, biometal, bioscience, biosignature, biotechnology