100 Common Biochemistry Abbreviations.

100 COMMON BIOCHEMISTRY ABBREVIATIONS

The following are 100 common biochemistry abbreviations and their meaning, given that Biochemistry is a complex field with many abbreviations used to represent various molecules, processes, and concepts:

1. DNA – Deoxyribonucleic Acid
2. RNA – Ribonucleic Acid
3. ATP – Adenosine Triphosphate
4. NAD+ – Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
5. NADH – Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (reduced form)
6. FAD – Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide
7. FADH2 – Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide (reduced form)
8. AMP – Adenosine Monophosphate
9. GTP – Guanosine Triphosphate
10. GDP – Guanosine Diphosphate
11. cAMP – Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
12. tRNA – Transfer RNA
13. mRNA – Messenger RNA
14. rRNA – Ribosomal RNA
15. tRNA – Transfer RNA
16. DNAase – Deoxyribonuclease
17. RNAase – Ribonuclease
18. PCR – Polymerase Chain Reaction
19. EDTA – Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid
20. SDS – Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
21. PBS – Phosphate-Buffered Saline
22. BSA – Bovine Serum Albumin
23. HPLC – High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
24. UV – Ultraviolet
25. IR – Infrared
26. MS – Mass Spectrometry
27. NMR – Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
28. GC – Gas Chromatography
29. TLC – Thin-Layer Chromatography
30. HPLC – High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
31. RFLP – Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
32. PCR – Polymerase Chain Reaction
33. CRISPR – Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats
34. Cas9 – CRISPR-associated protein 9
35. DNAse I – Deoxyribonuclease I
36. RNAse A – Ribonuclease A
37. RT-PCR – Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction
38. Western Blot – Immunoblotting
39. ELISA – Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
40. DNA ligase – DNA Ligase
41. DNA polymerase – DNA Polymerase
42. RNA polymerase – RNA Polymerase
43. GFP – Green Fluorescent Protein
44. FRET – Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
45. NTP – Nucleoside Triphosphate
46. PEP – Phosphoenolpyruvate
47. PFK – Phosphofructokinase
48. PKA – Protein Kinase A
49. PKC – Protein Kinase C
50. GPCR – G Protein-Coupled Receptor
51. IP3 – Inositol Trisphosphate
52. DAG – Diacylglycerol
53. cGMP – Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate
54. cAMP – Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
55. 2,3-BPG – 2,3-Bisphosphoglycerate
56. AMPK – AMP-Activated Protein Kinase
57. JNK – c-Jun N-terminal Kinase
58. MAPK – Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
59. PIP2 – Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
60. PIP3 – Phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate
61. G6P – Glucose 6-Phosphate
62. PEPCK – Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase
63. ATPase – Adenosine Triphosphatase
64. ADP – Adenosine Diphosphate
65. AMP – Adenosine Monophosphate
66. HK – Hexokinase
67. LDH – Lactate Dehydrogenase
68. SDH – Succinate Dehydrogenase
69. TCA – Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
70. CoA – Coenzyme A
71. NADP+ – Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate
72. NADPH – Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate (reduced form)
73. GSH – Glutathione
74. ROS – Reactive Oxygen Species
75. NO – Nitric Oxide
76. NOS – Nitric Oxide Synthase
77. LDL – Low-Density Lipoprotein
78. HDL – High-Density Lipoprotein
79. VLDL – Very Low-Density Lipoprotein
80. mRNA – Messenger RNA
81. tRNA – Transfer RNA
82. rRNA – Ribosomal RNA
83. snRNA – Small Nuclear RNA
84. siRNA – Small Interfering RNA
85. miRNA – MicroRNA
86. lncRNA – Long Non-Coding RNA
87. PTC – Polypeptide Chain Termination
88. RBS – Ribosome Binding Site
89. ORF – Open Reading Frame
90. UTR – Untranslated Region
91. Start codon – AUG
92. Stop codon – UAA, UAG, UGA
93. IRES – Internal Ribosome Entry Site
94. CRP – C-reactive Protein
95. IgG – Immunoglobulin G
96. IgM – Immunoglobulin M
97. IgA – Immunoglobulin A
98. IgE – Immunoglobulin E
99. IgD – Immunoglobulin D
100. MHC – Major Histocompatibility Complex

These are just a few of the many abbreviations used in the field of biochemistry. The list can be much longer and may vary depending on specific subfields and research areas within biochemistry.

More of these abbreviations will be given in subsequent posts.

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