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  2. Sangria - Wikipedia

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    Sangria/sangría means "bloodletting" in Spanish [5] and in Portuguese. [6] The term sangria used for the drink can be traced back to the 18th century. [7]Sangria has its historical roots in the Kingdom of León during the Middle Ages, where the precursor beverage, Leonese lemonade, originated.

  3. Precursor (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, a precursor is a compound that participates in a chemical reaction that produces another compound. In biochemistry , the term "precursor" often refers more specifically to a chemical compound preceding another in a metabolic pathway , such as a protein precursor .

  4. Lewis antigen system - Wikipedia

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    The Le gene encodes a fucosyltransferase that adds fucose to type 1 precursor substance (both free in serum and in secretions) to make the Le(a) antigen. The le gene is an amorph. The Lewis antigen produced on free type 1 precursor substance passively adsorbs onto the surfaces or red blood cells. [2]

  5. Precursor - Wikipedia

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    Precursor (chemistry), a compound that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound; Precursor (physics), a phenomenon of wave propagation in dispersive media; Precursor in the course of a disease, a state preceding a particular stage in that course; Precursor cell (biology), a unipotent stem cell

  6. L-DOPA - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] In some plant families (of the order Caryophyllales), l-DOPA is the central precursor of a biosynthetic pathway that produces a class of pigments called betalains. [5] l-DOPA can be manufactured and in its pure form is sold as a drug with the INN Tooltip International Nonproprietary Name levodopa. Trade names include Sinemet, Pharmacopa ...

  7. Health effects of Bisphenol A - Wikipedia

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    The largest exposure humans have to BPA is by mouth from such sources as food packaging, the epoxy lining of metal food and beverage cans, and plastic bottles. In 2017 the European Chemicals Agency concluded that BPA should be listed as a substance of very high concern due to its properties as an endocrine disruptor . [ 30 ]

  8. History of wine - Wikipedia

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    Today, wine in the Americas is still often associated with these regions, all of which produce a wide variety of wines, from inexpensive jug wines to high-quality varietals and proprietary blends. Most of the wine production in the Americas is based on Old World grape varieties, and wine-growing regions there have often "adopted" grapes that ...

  9. Capsaicin - Wikipedia

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    Suzuki et al. are responsible for identifying leucine as another precursor to the branched-chain fatty acid pathway. [70] It was discovered in 1999 that pungency of chili peppers is related to higher transcription levels of key enzymes of the phenylpropanoid pathway, phenylalanine ammonia lyase, cinnamate 4-hydroxylase, caffeic acid O ...