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<p align="justify" style="padding-left:1.0cm; padding-right:1.0cm; font-size: 16px;">During iGEM we have got into the habit of using special scientific terms of the “language” of synthetic biology which are not self-explanatory. But for those who do not have a biological background or want to explore an unfamiliar area, a glossary of all these terms is shown below.</p> | <p align="justify" style="padding-left:1.0cm; padding-right:1.0cm; font-size: 16px;">During iGEM we have got into the habit of using special scientific terms of the “language” of synthetic biology which are not self-explanatory. But for those who do not have a biological background or want to explore an unfamiliar area, a glossary of all these terms is shown below.</p> | ||
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| + | In biochemistry, non-canonical, non-coded, non-proteinogenic, or "unnatural" amino acids are those not naturally encoded or found in the genetic code of any organisms. Naturally, an organism could encode for 20 amino acids.<br/> | ||
| + | <b style="padding-left:3.0cm; padding-right:1.0cm;">4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzylserine (DMNBS)</b><br/> | ||
| + | Serine with O-nitrobenzyl protection group, a non-canonical amino acid (“caged” serine). <br/><br/> | ||
| + | <b style="padding-left:3.0cm; padding-right:1.0cm;">Ortho-nitrobenzyl tyrosine (ONBY)<b> | ||
| + | Tyrosine with O-nitrobenzyl protection group, a non-canonical amino acid (“Caged” tyrosine).<br/> | ||
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Revision as of 20:12, 12 October 2016
Glossary
During iGEM we have got into the habit of using special scientific terms of the “language” of synthetic biology which are not self-explanatory. But for those who do not have a biological background or want to explore an unfamiliar area, a glossary of all these terms is shown below.
Non canonical amino acid
In biochemistry, non-canonical, non-coded, non-proteinogenic, or "unnatural" amino acids are those not naturally encoded or found in the genetic code of any organisms. Naturally, an organism could encode for 20 amino acids.
4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzylserine (DMNBS)
Serine with O-nitrobenzyl protection group, a non-canonical amino acid (“caged” serine).
Ortho-nitrobenzyl tyrosine (ONBY)
Tyrosine with O-nitrobenzyl protection group, a non-canonical amino acid (“Caged” tyrosine).
