Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Schlüssel-Schloss-Prinzip
English translation:
lock-and-key principle
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Mary Watson
Nov 28, 2005 12:54
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Schlüssel-Schloss-Prinzip
German to English
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Arthritis
The paragraph is describing how cytokine molecules attach themselves to a cell membrane receptors. It says they do this in a "Schluessel-Schloss-Prinzip".
Can this be translated literally as a castle-key principle? Key to the castle? Or is there a better English expression?
Can this be translated literally as a castle-key principle? Key to the castle? Or is there a better English expression?
Proposed translations
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Change log
Nov 28, 2005 15:02: Marcus Malabad changed "Term asked" from "Schluessel-Schloss-Prinzip" to "Schl�ssel-Schloss-Prinzip"
Proposed translations
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German term (edited):
Schluessel-Schloss-Prinzip
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lock-and-key principle
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-11-28 13:00:24 GMT)
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see, for example:
As early as 100 years ago, Emil Fischer recognised the lock-and-key principle:
Molecules that bind to each other are complementary to each other both ...
www.ercim.org/publication/Ercim_News/enw43/rarey.html
... The lock-and-key principle formulated by Emil Fischer as early as the end of ... protein
interaction may be summarized under the term 'molecular recognition' and ...
www.wileyeurope.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=3527305211
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-11-28 13:00:24 GMT)
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see, for example:
As early as 100 years ago, Emil Fischer recognised the lock-and-key principle:
Molecules that bind to each other are complementary to each other both ...
www.ercim.org/publication/Ercim_News/enw43/rarey.html
... The lock-and-key principle formulated by Emil Fischer as early as the end of ... protein
interaction may be summarized under the term 'molecular recognition' and ...
www.wileyeurope.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=3527305211
Peer comment(s):
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John Owen
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Brie Vernier
21 mins
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BrigitteHilgner
: Quite right - nothing to do with castles.
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| agree |
gangels (X)
2 hrs
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| agree |
Ford Prefect
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| agree |
jccantrell
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