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tubulin

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tubulin [′tü·byə·lən]
(biochemistry)
A globular protein containing two subunits; 10-14 molecules are arranged to form a microtubule.


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According to Bais, the mesoxalic acid triggers a similar "cellular death cascade" in victim plants as gallic acid does, destroying the tubulin and actin, the structural protein in the roots, within minutes of exposure.
00 Hardcover RS403 Lednicer has been a chemist and pharmaceutical scientist for Upjohn, Mead Johnson, Adria Laboratories and the National Cancer Institute, and he has expanded the second edition of this textbook on organic drug synthesis and design to include new substances such as Tubulin inhibitors, antimalarial arteflene, Neuraminidase Antivirals and COX-2 Inhibitor NSAIDs.
Finally, treatment of the cells with PLE prevented UV-induced morphological changes in human fibroblasts, namely disorganisation of F-actin-based cytoskeletal structures, coalescence of the tubulin cytoskeleton and mislocalization of adhesion molecules such as cadherins and integrins.
 
 
 
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