XLII List of Abbreviations
OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development
OHT
overhead tank
OLED
organic light emitting diode
OmpA
outer membrane protein A
OP
organophosphorus
OPCW
Organization for the Prohibition of
Chemical Weapons
OPD
organic photodetector
OPF
orange fluorescent protein
OPG
osteoprotegerin
OPH
organophosphorus hydrolase
ORAC
oxygen radical absorbance capacity
ORF
open reading frame
OTAB
octyl-trimethyl ammonium bromide
OTC
over-the-counter
P
P-388
mouse lymphocytic leukemia
P-CTX
Pacific-CTX
PAA
peak antibiotic activity
PAAR
peak activity attainment rate
pAb
polyclonal antibodies
PAFP
photoactivatable fluorescent protein
PAGE
polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
PAH
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
PAMA
peak antimicrobial activity
PAMAM
poly(amido amine)
PAN
plane polyacrylonitrile
PAO
phosphorus accumulating organism
PAPS
3
0 -phosphoadenosine 5
0 -phosphosulfate
PAR
photosynthetically active radiation
PB-PBR
packed bed photobioreactor
PBBR
packed bed bioreactor
PBEL-ALBR packed bed external loop airlift
bioreactor
PBMC
peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PbNP
lead (plumbum) nanoparticle
PBR
photobioreactor
PBS
phosphate buffered saline
PbTx
brevetoxin
PC
phycocyanin
PCA
principal component analysis
PCD4
programmed cell death 4
PCL
polycaprolactone
PCNA
proliferative cell nuclear antigen
PCP
PEG-graft-chitosan-graft-PEI
PCP-Pd
paradium-diphenylphosphino pincer
complex
PCPA
PEG-graft-chitosan-graft-polyarginine
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
PDMS
polydimetylsiloxane
PE
phycoerythrin
PEEK
poly-ether-ether-ketone
PEG
poly(ethylene glycol)
PEI
polyethylene imine
PEI-g-C
PEI-graft-chitosan
PEI-g-SAC
PEI-conjugated stearic acid-graft
chitosan
PEP-C
phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase
PER
protein efficiency ratio
PES
protein expression signature
PET
photoinduced electron transfer
Pfu DNA
thermostable DNA polymerase named
after the thermophilic bacterium
Pyrococcus furiosus
PG
homopolymer of guluronate
PG
propyl gallate
PG
pressure gauge
PGE2
prostaglandin E 2
PGM
personal genome machine
PHA
poly-ˇ-hydoxyalkanoate
PHA
polyhydroxyalkanoate
PHPA
p-hydroxyphenyl acetic acid
pI
isoelectric point
PIA
polysaccharide intercellular adhesin
PIA
pyrrole-imidazole alkaloid
PK
polyketide synthase
PKC
protein kinase C
PKD
polycystic kidney domain-like
PKS
polyketide synthase
PLA
polylactide
PLGA/PCL
poly(D,L-lactide-coglycolide)/polycaprolactone
PlTX
palytoxin
PM
homopolymer of mannuronate
PM
petrosaspongiolide M
PMMA
poly(methyl methacrylate)
PMSF
phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride
PMT
photomultiplier
PMT
photomultiplier tube
PNAG
poly-N-acetyl glucosamine
polysaccharide
PnTX
pinnatoxin
PNV
pneumatic valve
POC
particulate organic carbon
POM
poly-oxy-methylene
PON1
paraoxonase
PP
protein phosphatase
PP
piston pump