(of a molecule) composed of two identical simpler molecules (monomers)
The structure reveals a dimeric arrangement.
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(of a compound) composed of molecules which are themselves composed of two identicalsimpler molecules (monomers)
The laboratory has completed an enzymatic study on the dimeric compound of syntheticAFGP.
Examples of 'dimeric' in a sentence
dimeric
Dimeric quaternary alkylammonium salts possess a favourable surface and antimicrobial activity.
Bogumił Brycki, Adrianna Szulc 2014, 'Gemini Alkyldeoxy-D-Glucitolammonium Salts as Modern Surfactants and Microbiocides:Synthesis, Antimicrobial and Surface Activity, Biodegradation', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0084936. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The clone consisted of a complete tandem dimeric viral genome in a binary vector.
Helena P. Trenado, Anelise F. Orílio, Belén Márquez-Martín, Enrique Moriones, JesúsNavas-Castillo 2011, 'Sweepoviruses Cause Disease in Sweet Potato and Related Ipomoea spp.: Fulfilling Koch'sPostulates for a Divergent Group in the Genus Begomovirus', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0027329. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We consider mechanical stability of dimeric and monomeric proteins with the cystine knot motif.
Mateusz Sikora, Marek Cieplak 2013, 'Formation of Cystine Slipknots in Dimeric Proteins', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0057443. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This dimeric reagent yielded a 25-fold lower detection limit in western blots.
Michael R. Kierny, Thomas D. Cunningham, Rachida A. Bouhenni, Deepak P. Edward, BrianK. Kay 2015, 'Generating Recombinant Antibodies against Putative Biomarkers of Retinal Injury',PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0124492. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Adjacent dimeric sets then form a herringbone configuration.
Andrew J. Kay, Mohamed Ashraf, Graeme J. Gainsford 2013, '2-[4-(2-{5-tert-Butyl-2-chloro-3-[2-(3-pentyl-1,3-benzothiazol-2-ylidene)ethylidene]cyclohex-1-enyl}ethenyl)-3-cyano-5,5-dimethylfuran-2-ylidene]malononitrile',Acta Crystallographica Section Ehttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536812050842. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Together, these connect the molecules into dimeric chains along the b-axis direction.
Richard Betz, Benjamin van Brecht, Thomas Gerber, Hemmige S. Yathirajan, Prakash S.Nayak, Badiadka Narayana 2013, '4-(4-Iodoanilino)-2-methylene-4-oxobutanoic acid', Acta Crystallographica Section Ehttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S160053681205012X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This behavior leads to stable dimeric structures.
Laura Molin, Roberta Seraglia, Zbigniew Czarnocki, Jan K. Maurin, Franciszek A. Pluciński,Pietro Traldi 2012, 'On the Primary Ionization Mechanism(s) in Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization',Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/161865. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Scattering profiles for samples with high monomeric and dimeric contents have been obtained.
Conan K Wang, Anne Simon, Christian M Jessen, Cristiano L P Oliveira, Lynsey Mack,Karl-Heinz Braunewell, James B Ames, Jan Skov Pedersen, Andreas Hofmann 2011, 'Divalent cations and redox conditions regulate the molecular structure and functionof visinin-like protein-1.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3206844?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We investigated attachments between antibody-coated microspheres and surfaces coated with sparse monomeric or dimeric ligands.
Valentina Lo Schiavo, Philippe Robert, Laurent Limozin, Pierre Bongrand 2012, 'Quantitative modeling assesses the contribution of bond strengthening, rebinding andforce sharing to the avidity of biomolecule interactions.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3443103?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)