Mosher's acid, also known as (S)-(+)-2-methyl-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid, is a chiral auxiliary used in asymmetric synthesis. It is particularly useful for the resolution of enantiomers and for studying stereochemistry due to its ability to form stable complexes with chiral compounds.
Mutarotation is a phenomenon observed in solutions of certain carbohydrates, primarily reducing sugars, where the optical rotation of the solution changes over time until it reaches a stable equilibrium. This change in optical rotation occurs due to the interconversion between different anomeric forms of the sugar, particularly in the case of aldoses and ketoses. In aqueous solution, many aldoses can exist in two cyclic forms (anomers): the alpha (α) and beta (β) forms.
Optical rotation, also known as optical activity, is the phenomenon where the plane of polarized light is rotated when it passes through certain substances. This effect is observed when light interacts with chiral molecules — that is, molecules that cannot be superimposed on their mirror images, similar to how left and right hands are different.
Protein secondary structure refers to the local folding and spatial arrangement of the polypeptide chain into specific structural motifs. It is one of the levels of protein structure, following the primary structure (the sequence of amino acids) and preceding the tertiary structure (the overall three-dimensional shape of a single polypeptide).
Racemization is a chemical process in which a chiral compound is converted into a racemic mixture, consisting of equal amounts of its enantiomers. Enantiomers are pairs of molecules that are mirror images of each other and cannot be superimposed. Because chiral compounds have specific spatial arrangements, they often exhibit different properties, including biological activity.
The term "serine octamer cluster" generally refers to a specific arrangement or grouping of serine amino acids, often in the context of protein structure or function. In biochemistry and molecular biology, serine is one of the 20 standard amino acids, characterized by its polar side chain, which contains a hydroxyl group (-OH). This property makes serine important in various biological processes, including enzyme catalysis and post-translational modifications (such as phosphorylation).
The Thorpe–Ingold effect refers to the stabilization of reaction intermediates or transition states in organic chemistry due to steric hindrance. Specifically, this effect is observed when bulky groups are positioned near a reactive center in a molecule, influencing the kinetics and thermodynamics of chemical reactions.
JSON-LD (JavaScript Object Notation for Linked Data) is a lightweight Linked Data format that is primarily used to serialize Linked Data in a way that is easy for humans to read and write, while also being machine-readable. It is based on JSON (JavaScript Object Notation), which is a widely used data format that is easy to understand and use in web development.
SHACL, or Shapes Constraint Language, is a W3C recommendation designed for validating RDF (Resource Description Framework) data against a set of conditions or constraints defined in "shapes." It allows developers and data modelers to specify the structure, requirements, and constraints for RDF data, ensuring the data conforms to expected formats and relationships. ### Key Features of SHACL: 1. **Shapes**: SHACL defines "shapes," which are constructs that specify conditions that RDF data must satisfy.
The Web Ontology Language (OWL) is a formal language used to represent rich and complex knowledge about things, groups of things, and relations between them in a machine-readable way. OWL is primarily employed in semantic web applications where it enables more effective data sharing, integration, and interoperability across different domains. Key features of OWL include: 1. **Description Logics**: OWL is based on description logics, a family of formal knowledge representation languages.
The Hardy–Littlewood Tauberian theorem is an important result in analytic number theory and summability theory. It provides a bridge between the growth conditions of a generating function and the convergence behavior of its associated series. In particular, it establishes conditions under which the summation of a series can be related to the growth of its generating function.
Littlewood's Tauberian theorem is a result in the field of mathematical analysis that connects the properties of series (or sequences) and their associated generating functions, specifically in the context of summability methods. The theorem provides conditions under which the convergence of a series can be inferred from the behavior of its generating function, particularly in relation to its analytic properties.
Roth's theorem is a result in number theory that pertains to the distribution of arithmetic progressions in subsets of natural numbers. It is particularly significant in additive combinatorics and deals with the existence of long arithmetic progressions within sets of integers. The theorem states that any subset \( A \) of the integers (specifically, the natural numbers) with positive upper density cannot avoid having an arithmetic progression of length 3.
Cantor's diagonal argument is a mathematical proof devised by Georg Cantor in the late 19th century. It demonstrates that not all infinities are equal, specifically showing that the set of real numbers is uncountably infinite and larger than the countably infinite set of natural numbers.
Rathjen's psi function is a mathematical function related to proof theory and the foundations of mathematics, particularly in the context of ordinal analysis and proof-theoretic strength. It is primarily associated with the work of the mathematician and logician Michael Rathjen. The psi function is often used in the analysis of certain subsystems of arithmetic and serves as a tool in the study of the relationships between different proof-theoretic systems, including their consistency and completeness properties.
The Schröder–Bernstein theorem is a fundamental result in set theory concerning the sizes of sets, particularly in relation to their cardinalities. It states that if there are injective (one-to-one) functions between two sets \( A \) and \( B \) such that: 1. There exists an injective function \( f: A \to B \) (embedding of \( A \) into \( B \)), 2.
A Suslin cardinal is a large cardinal—a concept in set theory—characterized by certain properties related to the structure of the continuum and well-ordering. Specifically, a cardinal \( \kappa \) is called a Suslin cardinal if: 1. \( \kappa \) is uncountable. 2. There is a family of subsets of \( \kappa \) that is of size \( \kappa \), with each subset being a subset of \( \kappa \).
A fluid ounce (abbreviated as fl oz or oz fl) is a unit of volume commonly used to measure liquids. The fluid ounce varies in size depending on the system of measurement used: 1. **US Fluid Ounce**: In the United States, a fluid ounce is defined as approximately 29.57 milliliters (ml). It is often used in cooking and nutrition as well as for beverage measurements.
Pinned article: Introduction to the OurBigBook Project
Welcome to the OurBigBook Project! Our goal is to create the perfect publishing platform for STEM subjects, and get university-level students to write the best free STEM tutorials ever.
Everyone is welcome to create an account and play with the site: ourbigbook.com/go/register. We belive that students themselves can write amazing tutorials, but teachers are welcome too. You can write about anything you want, it doesn't have to be STEM or even educational. Silly test content is very welcome and you won't be penalized in any way. Just keep it legal!
Intro to OurBigBook
. Source. We have two killer features:
- topics: topics group articles by different users with the same title, e.g. here is the topic for the "Fundamental Theorem of Calculus" ourbigbook.com/go/topic/fundamental-theorem-of-calculusArticles of different users are sorted by upvote within each article page. This feature is a bit like:
- a Wikipedia where each user can have their own version of each article
- a Q&A website like Stack Overflow, where multiple people can give their views on a given topic, and the best ones are sorted by upvote. Except you don't need to wait for someone to ask first, and any topic goes, no matter how narrow or broad
This feature makes it possible for readers to find better explanations of any topic created by other writers. And it allows writers to create an explanation in a place that readers might actually find it.Figure 1. Screenshot of the "Derivative" topic page. View it live at: ourbigbook.com/go/topic/derivativeVideo 2. OurBigBook Web topics demo. Source. - local editing: you can store all your personal knowledge base content locally in a plaintext markup format that can be edited locally and published either:This way you can be sure that even if OurBigBook.com were to go down one day (which we have no plans to do as it is quite cheap to host!), your content will still be perfectly readable as a static site.
- to OurBigBook.com to get awesome multi-user features like topics and likes
- as HTML files to a static website, which you can host yourself for free on many external providers like GitHub Pages, and remain in full control
Figure 2. You can publish local OurBigBook lightweight markup files to either OurBigBook.com or as a static website.Figure 3. Visual Studio Code extension installation.Figure 5. . You can also edit articles on the Web editor without installing anything locally. Video 3. Edit locally and publish demo. Source. This shows editing OurBigBook Markup and publishing it using the Visual Studio Code extension. - Infinitely deep tables of contents:
All our software is open source and hosted at: github.com/ourbigbook/ourbigbook
Further documentation can be found at: docs.ourbigbook.com
Feel free to reach our to us for any help or suggestions: docs.ourbigbook.com/#contact





