Life at the Cell and Below-Cell Level. The Hidden History of a Fundamental Revolution in Biology
by
Gilbert N. Ling, Ph.D.
Pacific Press
2001
ISBN 0-9707322-0-1
"Dr. Ling is one of the most inventive biochemist I have ever met."
Prof. Albert Szent-Györgyi, Nobel Laureate
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A Super-Glossary
for Words, Terms and Basic Concepts Used in the Book
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q-value: the (true) equilibrium distribution
coefficient or partition coefficient It is equal to the equilibrium
concentration of a dissolved substance in cell water (or that of a model
system) over that in the external bathing solution.
quadrupolar broadening: the broadening of an NMR signal (due to
signal splitting) of a nuclide with a nonspherical nuclear charge
distribution when the nuclide is placed in an asymmetrical electric
field.
quaternary ammonium compound: any of the numerous strong bases
and their salts de-rived from ammonium by replacement of one of the
hydrogen atoms with organic radicals.
quasi-elastic neutron scattering: When slow neutrons (speed ~105
cm/sec, compared to that of X-ray, 3
×1010 cm/sec) impinge on liquid like water, they are
scattered largely by the H atoms of the water molecules and on a time
scale comparable to the time for water molecules to jump from one
position to another. As a result, the scattering of the slow neutron
observed contains information about the diffusive motions of the water
involved.
Queen of cardinal adsorbent: As the supreme principal cardinal
adsorbent in living cells, ATP is also referred to as the Queen of
cardinal adsorbents.
Quellungswasser: swelling water or imbibition water.
quenching: extinguishing, the reduction of the fluorescence
yield.
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