Protein — Proteins are large organic compounds made of amino acids arranged in a linear chain and joined together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of adjacent amino acid residues. The sequence of amino acids in a protein is defined by … Wikipedia
protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… … Universalium
Protein skimmer — A protein skimmer or foam fractionator is a device used mostly in saltwater aquaria to remove organic compounds from the water before they break down into nitrogenous waste. Protein skimming is the only form of filtration that physically removes… … Wikipedia
Soy protein — is generally regarded as the storage protein held in discrete particles called protein bodies which are estimated to contain at least 60–70% of the total soybean protein. Upon germination of the soybean, the protein will be digested and the… … Wikipedia
PNU — protein nitrogen unit … Medical dictionary
PNU — • protein nitrogen unit … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
PNU — abbreviation for protein nitrogen unit, a measure of the potency of the compounds used by doctors in allergy skin tests. One PNU is defined as 0.01 microgram (µg) of phosphotungstic acid precipitable protein nitrogen. Unfortunately, the… … Dictionary of units of measurement
PNU — (англ. protein nitrogen unit) см. Единица белкового азота … Большой медицинский словарь
PNU — can stand for:*Polish National Union *Payame Noor University *Pusan National University *Party of National Unity (Kenya), a Kenyan political party *Penrith Nepean United, a NSW football club *Philippine Normal University *PNC Capital Trust… … Wikipedia
PNU — (англ. protein nitrogen unit) см. Единица белкового азота … Медицинская энциклопедия
