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epimerization:
Reaction that alters the steric arrangement around one atom,
as in a sugar molecule.
Epinephrine:
see adrenaline
epithelium:
Coherent cell sheet formed from one or more layers of cells
covering an external surface or lining a cavity.
Epitope:
see antigenic determinant
equilibrium constant (K):
Ratio of forward and reverse rate constants for a reaction and
equal to the association constant.
erythrocyte (red blood cell):
Small, hemoglobin-containing blood cell of vertebrates that transports
oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from tissues. (From Greek eruthros,
red.)
ER:
see endoplasmic reticulum
Escherichia coli (E. coli):
Rodlike bacterium normally found in the colon of humans and
other mammals and widely used in biomedical research.
ester:
Molecule formed by the condensation reaction of an alcohol group
with an acidic group. Most phosphate groups are esters.
ethyl (CH2CH3):
Hydrophobic chemical group derived from ethane (CH3CH3).
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