Because of their biological significance, amino acids are important in nutrition and are commonly used in nutritional supplements, fertilizers, and food technology.

Because of its hardness and ability to resist acids, agate is used to make mortars and pestles to crush and mix chemicals.

Because Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded ( FFPE ) tissues may be stored indefinitely at room temperature, and nucleic acids ( both DNA and RNA ) may be recovered from them decades after fixation, FFPE tissues are an important resource for historical studies in medicine.

Because of their inability to serve both as hydrogen-bond donors and acceptors, ketones tend not to " self-associate " and are more volatile than alcohols and carboxylic acids of comparable molecular weights.

Because DNA contains four nucleotides, the total number of possible codons is 64 ; hence, there is some redundancy in the genetic code, with some amino acids specified by more than one codon.

Because niacin blocks the breakdown of fats, it causes a decrease in free fatty acids in the blood and, as a consequence, decreases the secretion of VLDL and cholesterol by the liver.

Because of its alkaline properties ( resisting stomach acids ), shellac-coated pills may be used for a timed enteric or colonic release.

Because the interior of the bilayer and the interiors of most proteins of known structure are hydrophobic, it is presumed to be a requirement of the amino acids that span a membrane that they be hydrophobic as well.

Because the center arm of the triglyceride is shielded somewhat by the end fatty acids, most of the hydrogenation occurs on the end fatty acids, thus making the resulting fat more brittle.

Because of their similar activities, luciferase is able to replace fatty acyl-CoA synthetase and convert long-chain fatty acids into fatty-acyl CoA for beta oxidation.

Because amino acids in loops are not constrained by space and environment as are amino acids in the core region, and do not have an effect on the arrangement of secondary structures in the core, more substitutions, insertions, and deletions may occur.

Because nucleic acids, such as DNA and RNA, are unbranched polymers, this specification is equivalent to specifying the sequence of nucleotides that comprise the molecule.

Because olestra is synthesized from sucrose, it can bond with six, seven, or eight fatty acids.

Because electrophiles accept electrons, they are Lewis acids ( see acid-base reaction theories ).

Because lipoteichoic acids are covalently linked to lipids within the cytoplasmic membrane they are responsible for linking the peptidoglycan to the cytoplasmic membrane.

Because the acids in soils are relatively weak, agricultural limestones must be ground to a small particle size to be effective.

Because the backbones of β-peptides are longer than those of peptides that consist of α-amino acids, β-peptides form different secondary structures.

Because of their polarity, sulfonic acids tend to be crystalline solids.

Because of their high acidity, sulfonic acids are often soluble in water or exhibit detergent-like properties.

Because there are 64 possible codons, but only 20 amino acids ( as well as a stop signal the three codons that do not code for any amino acid and are known as stop codons, indicating that translation should stop ), some amino acids are coded for by 2, 3, 4, or 6 different codons.

Because the high energy beta particles produced penetrate skin and corneas, and because any < sup > 32 </ sup > P ingested, inhaled, or absorbed is readily incorporated into bone and nucleic acids, OSHA requires that a lab coat, disposable gloves, and safety glasses or goggles be worn when working with < sup > 32 </ sup > P, and that working directly over an open container be avoided in order to protect the eyes.

Because he couldn't hear them, he was more convinced they were there.

Because Bright's speeches were so much a part of him, there are long and numerous quotations, which, far from making the biography diffuse, help to give us the feel of the man.

Because they were new men and to be sure that they didn't get lost, Prevot had placed Warren and White in the center of the patrol as it filed out.

Because of the authentic homogeneity of his early Nationalistic materials, and his flair for orchestrations -- his brilliant Petruchka, his savage Sacre Du Printemps, his incisive Les Noces -- the world kept hoping that he could recapture the historical direction for which his native talents were predisposed.

Because Holstein cattle weren't a beef breed, they were rarely seen on a ranch, though one might be found now and then for the milk supply.

Because he interprets the primitive state of man as one of mere potentiality or capacity and believes that Adam and Eve were created as children, Irenaeus often seems inclined to extenuate their disobedience as being `` due, no doubt, to carelessness, but still wicked ''.

Because he spoke openly with what Channing had prophesied someone might -- with daring hyperbole -- Parker vindicated Channing's further prophecy that he who committed this infraction of taste would promptly discover how little mercy liberals were disposed to allow to libertarians who appeared to them libertines.

Because of this centrist position, and despite their rejection of Arius, they were called " semi-Arians " by their opponents.

Because unlike the Hawaiians, Cubans and Puerto Ricans, the Filipinos were willing to fight for their independence, Carnegie believed that the conquest of the islands is a denial of the fundamental democratic principle, and he also urged William McKinley to withdraw American troops and allow the Filipinos to live with their independence.

Because the characters were 8 x 12 pixels this meant that video resolutions of 512 x 192 pixels ( in 64x16 character mode ), or 640 x 300 pixels ( in 80x24 character mode ) were created, which was quite high for the time.

Because Aediles were not reimbursed for any of their public expenditures, most individuals who sought the office were independently wealthy.

Because of the market success of the NES, companies chose to develop for it first and were thus barred from developing the same games on competing systems for two years.

According to Capp, who loved to relate the story, Kelly's two perfectly logical reasons for doing so were: a. to cement diplomatic relations between Argentina and the United States, and b. " Because you can't play the piano, anyway!

Because the markets were already nervous due to the Asian financial crisis, investors began selling non-U. S. treasury debt and buying U. S. treasuries, which were considered a safe investment.

Because Bush's approval ratings were in the 80 % range during the Gulf War, he was described as unbeatable.

Because the pole pieces of the coils were reversed with respect to each other, and the leads were also reversed with respect to each other, the two coils, wired in series, produced a humbucking effect ( the same effect is achieved if the coils are wired in parallel ).

Because of this superstition, bongos were less harmed in their native ranges than expected.

Because of this property, the collapsed stars were called " frozen stars ," because an outside observer would see the surface of the star frozen in time at the instant where its collapse takes it inside the Schwarzschild radius.

Because Berlin was located within the Soviet-occupied zone of Germany and the other occupying powers had previously relied on Soviet good will for access to Berlin, the only available methods of supplying the city were three limited air corridors.

Because far less motion was involved than in a conventional dot matrix printer, these printers were very fast compared to dot matrix printers and were competitive in speed with formed-character line printers while also being able to print dot matrix graphics.