An organic compound used often as a reagent in organic synthesis, as a flavoring agent, and in tanning. It has been demonstrated as an intermediate in the metabolism of acetone and its derivatives in isolated cell preparations, in various culture media, and in vivo in certain animals
Methylmethacrylate : Progress in silicones and silicone-modified materials / Stephen J. Clarson, editor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, Michael J. Owen, editor, Michigan Molecular Institute, Midland, Michigan, United States, Steven D. Smith, editor, Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, Mark Van Dyke, editor, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States, Michael Brook, editor, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Joseph Mabry, editor, AFRL, Andrews Air Force Base, California, United States ; sponsored by the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry
Methyltransferases -- Congresses : Biochemistry of S-adenosylmethionine and related compounds : proceedings of a conference held at the Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri) on October 26-29, 1981 / organized by Earl Usdin, Ronald T Borchardt, Cyrus R Creveling
Enzymes that are part of the restriction-modification systems. They are responsible for producing a species-characteristic methylation pattern, on either adenine or cytosine residues, in a specific short base sequence in the host cell's own DNA. This methylated sequence will occur many times in the host-cell DNA and remain intact for the lifetime of the cell. Any DNA from another species which gains entry into a living cell and lacks the characteristic methylation pattern will be recognized by the restriction endonucleases of similar specificity and destroyed by cleavage. Most have been studied in bacterial systems, but a few have been found in eukaryotic organisms
Dried rhizome and roots of Piper methysticum, a shrub native to Oceania and known for its anti-anxiety and sedative properties. Heavy usage results in some adverse effects. It contains ALKALOIDS; LACTONES; kawain, methysticin, mucilage, STARCH, and yangonin. Kava is also the name of the pungent beverage prepared from the plant's roots
Métis -- Alberta -- Child abuse : Richard Cardinal : cry from the diary of a Metis Child / National Film Board of Canada ; director/script, Alanis Obomsawin
