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uniport
An integral membrane protein used for
transporting one type of substance across a membrane, usually in one direction. |
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unsaturated
fatty acid
Unsaturated fatty acids are fatty
acids containing double or occasionally triple bonds. Many vegetable oils
contain fatty acids with one (monounsaturated) or more (polyunsaturated)
double bonds in them. |
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UV light
Electromagnetic radiation between
approximately 10 and 500 nm wavelength. |
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