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prosthetic group
prosthetic group non-amino acid portions of certain protein molecules. The key part of the prosthetic group may be either organic (such as a vitamin ) or inorganic (such as a metal) and is usually required for biological activity, especially when the prosthetic group is complexed with an enzyme... Read more |
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Flavin mononucleotide
flavin mononucleotide (FMN) A coenzyme, derived from flavin, which acts as a prosthetic group to several dehydrogenases.... Read more |
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Prostheses and implants
Prosthetics Prosthetics (pronounced prahs-THEH-tiks) is the branch of medicine that deals with the artificial replacement of a missing body part. A prosthesis (pronounced prahs-THEE-sis) is the general term for the artificial part itself that replaces the body part usually lost to disease or... Read more |
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flavoprotein
flavoprotein A conjugated protein in which the prosthetic group is a flavin nucleotide coenzyme such as flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) or riboflavin mononucleotide (FMN); some flavoproteins contain either haem or metal ions in addition. They are widely distributed in cells of all types and serve... Read more |
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Oral hygiene
DENTAL CARE A functional dentition—well-maintained and efficiently chewing teeth—is essential to good health and nutrition in the older adult. Demographic estimates indicate that by 2020, approximately 85 percent of adults over the age of sixty-five years will have retained some or all... Read more |
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Ruth Handler
Ruth Handler American businessperson Ruth Handler (1916–2002) changed the face of the toy industry with her introduction of the Barbie doll in 1959. Co–founder of the Mattel toy company, Handler was also noted for her marketing innovations. She later went on to a successful second... Read more |
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porphyrin
porphyrin Any of a group of organic pigments characterized by the possession of a cyclic group of four linked nitrogen-containing rings (a tetrapyrrole nucleus), the nitrogen atoms of which are often coordinated to metal ions. Porphyrins differ in the nature of their side-chain groups. They include... Read more |
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Bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin A membrane-bound protein manufactured by the halophilic (salt-resistant) archaebacterium Halobacterium salinarum that exploits light energy to make ATP without the involvement of chlorophyll-like pigments. When activated by light, it pumps protons out of the cell; this creates a... Read more |
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amputation
amputation , removal of all or part of a limb or other body part. Although amputation has been practiced for centuries, the development of sophisticated techniques for treatment and prevention of infection has greatly decreased its necessity. Surgical amputation is currently performed in cases of... Read more |
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Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell
THEORELL, AXEL HUGO THEODOR(b. Linköping, Sweden, 6 July 1903, d. Stockholm, Sweden, 15 August 1982), chemistry, biochemistry, structural chemistry, physical chemistry.Theorell was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1955 for his discoveries concerning the nature and mode of action... Read more |
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Psychological factors in work-related amputation: considerations for...
...to middle adult age males...psychology, prosthetic services...residual limb, prosthetic readjustments...range of psychological reactions. New psychological issues and coping challenges...with the adjustment ... |
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Psychological Factors in Work-Related Amputation: Considerations for...
...address the psychological aspects of work...young to middle adult age males...psychology, prosthetic services, and...residual limb, prosthetic readjustments...complex range of psychological reactions...psychological issues ... |
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