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Disulfoton is an organophosphate acetylcholinesterase inhibitor used as an insecticide.It is manufactured under the name Di-Syston by Bayer CropScience.Disulfoton in its pure form is a colorless oil but the technical product used in vegetable fields is dark and yellowish with a sulfur odor.
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
Fungicide – chemical agents or biological organisms used to kill or inhibit fungi or fungal spores. Germicide – an agent that kills germs, especially pathogenic microorganisms; a disinfectant. Herbicide – an agent that kills unwanted plants, a weed killer. Insecticide – an agent that kills unwanted insects.
A variation of the nickel formation with three linemen (two defensive ends, DEs, and one defensive tackle, DT), three linebackers (two outer linebackers, OLBs and one middle linebacker, MLB), and five defensive backs (three cornerbacks, CBs, one free safety, FS and one strong safety, SS).
Inhibitory control, a cognitive process that permits an individual to inhibit their impulses; Inhibition of return, a feature of attention; Latent inhibition, a term used in classical conditioning; Memory inhibition, processes that suppress or interfere with specific memories; Sexual inhibition, reservations relating to sexual practices
An inhibitor can reduce the effectiveness of a catalyst in a catalysed reaction (either a non-biological catalyst or an enzyme).E.g., if a compound is so similar to (one of) the reactants that it can bind to the active site of a catalyst but does not undergo a catalytic reaction then that catalyst molecule cannot perform its job because the active site is occupied.
Drugs are also used to inhibit enzymes needed for the survival of pathogens. For example, bacteria are surrounded by a thick cell wall made of a net-like polymer called peptidoglycan . Many antibiotics such as penicillin and vancomycin inhibit the enzymes that produce and then cross-link the strands of this polymer together.
Some chemicals found in trace amounts in food, as well as some dietary supplements, have been shown to inhibit 5-LOX; these include baicalein, caffeic acid, curcumin, [3] hyperforin and St John's wort. [8] [9] [10]