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<p align="justify" style="padding-left:3.0cm; padding-right:1.0cm; font-size: 16px;"><b>4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzylserine (DMNBS)</b><br/> | <p align="justify" style="padding-left:3.0cm; padding-right:1.0cm; font-size: 16px;"><b>4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzylserine (DMNBS)</b><br/> | ||
Serine with O-nitrobenzyl protection group, a non-canonical amino acid (“caged” serine).<br/><br/> | Serine with O-nitrobenzyl protection group, a non-canonical amino acid (“caged” serine).<br/><br/> | ||
| − | <b >Ortho-nitrobenzyl tyrosine (ONBY)</b | + | <b >Ortho-nitrobenzyl tyrosine (ONBY)</b><br/> |
Tyrosine with O-nitrobenzyl protection group, a non-canonical amino acid (“Caged” tyrosine).<br/> | Tyrosine with O-nitrobenzyl protection group, a non-canonical amino acid (“Caged” tyrosine).<br/> | ||
Revision as of 20:14, 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).
