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Phosphor

phosphor

A chemical substance that transforms incident electromagnetic or radioactive energy into light, as in scintillation radioactivity determinations or radiographic intensifying screens or image amplifiers.

Origin: G. Phos, light, _ phoros, bearing


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Chemicals influencing transcription rate

... translation etc. Does the concentration of (recently) synethesised proteins influence transcription? I believe that excessive levels of phosphor within the nucleus cause the open complex to close - so presumably phosphor concentration is one of the factors I wish to determine. Am I correct ...

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by neon
Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:13 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Chemicals influencing transcription rate
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What Influences transcription rate in bacteria?

... translation etc. Does the concentration of (recently) synethesised proteins influence transcription? I believe that excessive levels of phosphor within the nucleus cause the open complex to close - so presumably phosphor concentration is one of the factors I wish to determine. Am I correct ...

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by neon
Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:19 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: What Influences transcription rate in bacteria?
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