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11. Glossary
Messenger RNA (mRNA)
Messenger ribonucleic acid is a transient copy of a portion of desoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), corresponding to one or more genes, used as an intermediary by cells for protein synthesis.
Cytochrome p450 (CYP)
A group of several hundred enzymes whose function is to reduce oxygen in organic molecules.
Epigenetics
Study of changes in gene activity that do not involve modification of the DNA sequence and can be transmitted during cell division. Unlike mutations, which affect the DNA sequence, epigenetic modifications are reversible.
Glucurono-conjugation
Glucuronic acid is bound to a molecule by a glucuronyl transferase. This conjugation reaction solubilizes the molecule, enabling it to be eliminated...
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Law no. 2012-1442 of December 24, 2012 aimed at suspending the manufacture, import, export and marketing of any food packaging containing bisphenol A.
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Regulation (EU) No. 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 22, 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products.
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