List of Abbreviations XLI
mRNA
messenger RNA
MRSA
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus
MS
mass spectrometry
MS
mass spectroscopy
MS
n
de novo tandem MS
MS/MS
tandem mass spectrometry
MSA
multiple sequence alignment
MSC
mesenchymal stromal cell
MSC
mesenchymal stem cell
MSSA
methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus
aureus
MT
shrimp maturation tank
MT
metallothionein
MT
metric ton
mTOR
mammalian target of rapamycin
MTT
3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5diphenyltetrazolium
bromide
MTT
microculture tetrazolium assay
MTX
maitotoxin
MTZ
mass transfer zone
MUF-diNAG 4-methylumbelliferyl
ˇ-D-N,N
0 -diacetylchitobioside
MUFA
monounsaturated fatty acid
MurNAc
N-acetylmuramic acid
MVL
mevalonate
MW
molecular weight
MW
microwave
MWT
microwave treatment
N
NADH
nicotiamide adenine dinucleotide
NADPH
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
phosphate
nanoSIMS
nanometer-scale secondary-ion mass
spectrometry
NaPDoS
natural product domain seeker
NASBA
nucleic acid sequence-based
amplification
NB-L
nitrobenzene with linoleic acid
NBC
nitrifying bacterial consortia
NCBI
National Center for Biotechnology
Information
NCE
new chemical entity
NCI
human tumor cell line
NCI
National Cancer Institute
NCI-H460
human lung cancer cell line
NCN-Pt
platinum-dimethylamino pincer complex
NDGA
nordihydroguaiaretic acid
NER
nucleotide excision repair
NF
nuclear factor
NF-ÄB
nuclear factor-ÄB
NFT
neurofibrillary tangles
NGS
next generation sequencing
NHase
Nitrile hydratase
NHE
normal hydrogen reference electrode
NHP
N-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-phenazinamine
Ni
nickel
Ni-NTA
nickel nitrilotriacetic acid
NICD
Notch intracellular domain
NIO
National Institute of Oceanography
nirS
nitrite reductase
nirS
nitrification gene
NK
natural killer
NLase
Nitrilase
NMC-g-PEI
N-maleated chitosan-graft-PEI
NMDA
N-metyl-D-aspartic acid
NMNP
new marine natural product
NMP
N-methylpyrrolidone
NMR
nuclear magnetic resonance
NO
nitric oxide
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
NOB
nitrite-oxidizing bioreactor
NOESY
nuclear Overhauser and exchange
spectroscopy
NP
nanoparticle
NP
nonylphenol mixture
NPU
net protein utilization
NRPS
nonribosomal peptide synthase
NRPS
nonribosomal peptide synthetase
NS
neutral sugar
NS2
nonstructural protein-2
NSC-g-PEI
N-succinyl chitosan-graft-PEI
NSCLC
non-small cell lung cancer
NSOM
near field scanning optical microscopy
NSP
non-starch polysaccharide
NSP
neurotoxic shellfish poisoning
NTA
nitrilotriacetic acid
NTC
no template controls
NTG
N-methyl-N
0 -nitro-N-nitroso guanidine
NTS
nontranscribed spacer
NVSCC
N-type voltage-sensitive calcium channel
O
OA
okadaic acid
OA
ocean acidification