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US
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NOUN
- a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit
How To Use subunit In A Sentence
- Two catalytic subunits of PP2A are encoded by two closely related genes, ppa1 + and ppa2 +, and strains in which both genes are disrupted are inviable.
- For example, plant monomeric forms, composed only of catalytic subunits, are relatively common in plant species and coexist with higher molecular weight forms (presumably tetrameric, according to its molecular size).
- In the year 2000, all three Laureates presented high resolution structures of ribosomal subunits, Steitz of the large, Ramakrishnan and Yonath of the small ribosomal subunit. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 - Presentation Speech
- Residues in close physical proximity to those of a subunit encoded by another genome are clearly functionally important.
- They attached a fibre of the muscle protein actin to the gamma subunit, and the beta units were attached to the substratum. Press Release: The 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Another subunit appears about the time of metamorphosis to first juvenile instar, and expression of a sixth subunit begins four or five molts later.
- Nonetheless, the art center is a liberal subunit within a conservative institution.
- Evidence has been accumulating that this species is composed of subunits that are genetically distinct.
- Surprisingly, the polyhedrin subunits are more similar to picornavirus coat proteins than to the polyhedrin of cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus (CPV). Naturejobs - All Jobs
- The application of the donor - acceptor interaction between neutral aromatic subunits in supramolecular construction is reviewed.