antagonism - (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure

agonist - (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction

sequenator, sequencer - (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer

enzymology - the branch of biochemistry dealing with the chemical nature and biological activity of enzymes

zymurgy - the branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling)

organic chemistry - the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially)

lysis - (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria

precursor - a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)

adenine, A - (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA

adenosine - (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP

deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules"

ribonucleic acid, RNA - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell; "ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses"

nucleic acid - (biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotid chains that are vital constituents of all living cells

transcribe - convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA