Photocage
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Photocage is a noun meaning (chemistry, physics) Any of several molecular species that can be activated by light; they are used especially in biochemistry to attach a molecule to a biologically active compound and then study its behaviour once activated.
Meaning
(chemistry, physics) Any of several molecular species that can be activated by light; they are used especially in biochemistry to attach a molecule to a biologically active compound and then study its behaviour once activated.
Word Forms
- photocages
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include photocoupling, photoaffinity, photobiochemistry, photopeptide, photolabel, photoenzyme.
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