lipid
/lip-id, lahy-pid/US // ˈlɪp ɪd, ˈlaɪ pɪd //UK // (ˈlaɪpɪd, ˈlɪpɪd) //
脂质,脂类,脂质类,脂肪类
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Biochemistry.
- : any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with proteins and carbohydrates, the chief structural components of living cells.
Examples
He found that the cell nucleus contained a substance that differed dramatically from the proteins and lipids in the rest of the cell.
The other ingredients—salts, sugars, and the lipid nanoparticles—would not have to be changed.
The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines do so by encapsulating the mRNA in tiny oily capsules, known as lipid nanoparticles.
They are now testing it to see if they can detect other components, like oligosaccharides and lipids.
Pfizer makes a point of saying its mixture of lipid nanoparticles and mRNA is “preservative-free.”
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