alkalophilicity

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noun

The condition of being, or the extent to which an organism is alkalophilic

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Meanings

nounalkalophilicity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe condition of being, or the extent to which an organism is alkalophilic

    Several mutagenesis studies also indicated that introduction of Arg residues into the Ser/Thr surface improved the alkalophilicity of xylanases [14 ,34 ].

    2015 July 11, “Structural Insight into and Mutational Analysis of Family 11 Xylanases: Implications for Mechanisms of Higher pH Catalytic Adaptation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From alkalophile + -icity.

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