Recombinant (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

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Meaning:

A cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurredplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("recombinant" is a kind of...):

being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)

cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)

II. (adjective)

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Meaning:

Of or relating to recombinant DNAplay

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

recombinant DNA (genetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA from different organisms)

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A replication-defective recombinant canarypox virus (ALVAC) that contains the entire human carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) gene.

(ALVAC-CEA (VCP248), NCI Thesaurus)

A recombinant, murine monoclonal antibody directed against gastrin-releasing peptide, one of a number of bombesin-like peptides (BLP).

(Monoclonal Antibody 2A11, NCI Thesaurus)

A cancer vaccine consisting of a proprietary, recombinant modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) viral vector encoding an epitope of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Modified Vaccinia Ankara (Bavarian Nordic)-HER2 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A therapeutic cancer vaccine, based on a replication-defective recombinant canarypox virus (ALVAC) encoding multiple melanoma antigens, with potential immunostimulatory and antineoplastic activities.

(ALVAC(2) Melanoma Multi-antigen Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

The recombinant protein molecule SA-4-1BBL has been used to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of cancer vaccines with success in pre-clinical animal models.

(Immune Stimulant Molecule Protects against Cancer Development, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A recombinant monoclonal antibody in which the heavy and light chain variable domains mimic a specific epitope of the tumor-associated protein carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA).

(Monoclonal Antibody 3H1 Anti-Idiotype Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A pegylated form of recombinant human erythropoietin, a glycosylated protein naturally produced in the kidney that stimulates erythrocyte production in the bone marrow.

(Methoxy Polyethylene Glycol-Epoetin beta, NCI Thesaurus)

A recombinant fusion protein derived from the coding sequences of two growth factors, interleukin-3 (IL-3) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF).

(Milodistim, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called anti-IGF1R recombinant monoclonal antibody MK-0646.

(MK-0646, NCI Dictionary)

A recombinant immunoglobulin antibody directed against the tumor-associated carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA).

(Monoclonal Antibody COL-6, NCI Thesaurus)