Preposition: of

• protein: Future directions include: Further expression profiling and functional characterization of novel platelet surface proteins.

• gene: Identification and characterization of cancer genes in the mouse Cancer is a genetic disease caused by mutations at multiple genetic loci.

• virus: Partial characterization of an isometric virus causing sunflower necrosis disease.

• relation: These conceptually independent characterizations of prelogical relations suggest that the concept is rather intrinsic and robust.

• structure: This means that they can be part of an abstract characterization of the physical structure of an observer.

• complex: The project is part of a drug discovery effort and consists of the structural characterization of small ligand-protein complexes.

Converse of object

• allow: The PSP data allowed direct characterization of long term vegetation changes.

Adjective modifier

• molecular: Molecular characterization of the Rep protein of the black gram isolate of Indian mungbean yellow mosaic virus.

• biochemical: This line of experiment came out of a fusion of bacterial genetics with the biochemical characterization of an inducible system of sugar metabolizing enzymes.

• functional: Our longer term aim to achieve functional characterization of these components.

• structural: The resulting bands were independently removed for biochemical and structural characterization.

• genetic: Initial genetic characterization of the 1918 ' Spanish ' influenza virus.

• partial: Partial characterization of an isometric virus causing sunflower necrosis disease.

Modifies a noun

• theory: The tutorial will cover a range of topics of current interest in device characterization theory and implementation.

• technique: Notched Coating Adhesion NCA: A recent characterization technique ( test ) used to analyze adhesive bond durability.

Noun used with modifier

• spec: Mass spec characterization: Mass spectrometry of the purified protein preparation revealed two peaks.

• particle: NIST Recommended Practice Guide " Particle size characterization " .

• protein: Application note on using light scattering for protein characterization.

• landscape: A report on historic landscape characterization in the Elan Valley will appear on the CPAT website in due course.

• material: Whether this is due to shortcomings of the model, or the limitations of the material characterization, remains open for discussion.