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MONOMER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("monomer" is a kind of...):
chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
Context examples:
Glycol dimethacrylate is a reactive resin used as a functional monomer and a crosslinking agent in polymer production.
(Glycol Dimethacrylate, NCI Thesaurus)
The monomers can be of the same or different composition.
(Copolymer, NCI Thesaurus)
A starch consisting of exclusively alpha-D glucose monomers connected by a 1-4 bond.
(Amylose, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
A starch consisting of alpha-D glucose monomers connected by a 1-4 bond and by a 1-6 bond every 24-30 glucose monomers.
(Amylopectin, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
Dendrimers are synthesized from monomers with new branches added in discrete steps ("generation") to form a tree-like architecture.
(Dendrimer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The polymer is nontoxic, but exposure to the monomer can cause central and peripheral nervous system damage resulting in hallucinations, drowsiness and numbness in the hands and legs.
(Acrylamide, NCI Thesaurus)
MoAb 96.5 Fab fragments are composed of one constant and one variable domain of each of the heavy and the light chain which together shape the antigen binding site at the amino terminal end of the monomer.
(Monoclonal Antibody 96.5 F(ab), NCI Thesaurus)
In lispro insulin, the amino acid proline at B-28 and the amino acid lysine at B-29 are reversed, resulting in the rapid dissolution of this insulin to a monomer that is absorbed rapidly after subcutaneous administration.
(Insulin Lispro, NCI Thesaurus)
Due to alternative splicing, differential posttranslational modifications, optional binding to GHBP or alpha2-macroglobulin, and potential proteolytic processing, circulating GH shows great heterogeneity as a disulfide-linked or non-covalently associated monomer, dimer, trimer, tetramer, or pentamer in homopolymeric and heteropolymeric combinations.
(hGH Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
The synthesis of glycosidic bonds between monosaccharides requires energy input, energy that is provided by joining sugar monomers to a nucleotide such as UDP.
(Lactose Synthesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
