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Substrate  

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  • 1. Any chemical that can be modified or consumed during a chemical reaction or biological process. (TIB, NCI Thesaurus OBO Edition). 2. A reactant that is consumed or changed in a chemical reaction. (MatPortal, MatOnto Ontology). 3. Chemical species being observed in a chemical reaction (Wikipedia). 4. A surface on which other chemical reactions or microscopy are performed (Wikipedia). 3. A chemical species, the reaction of which with some other chemical reagent is under observation (e.g. a compound that is transformed under the influence of a catalyst). The term should be used with care. Either the context or a specific statement should always make it clear which chemical species in a reaction is regarded as the substrate. (IUPAC). 4.1. The chemical entity whose conversion to a product or products is catalysed by one or several enzymes. 4.2. A solution or dry mixture containing all ingredients which are necessary for the growth of a microbial culture or for product formation. 4.3 Component in the nutrient medium, supplying the organisms with carbon (C-substrate), nitrogen (N-substrate), etc. (IUPAC)

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