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    haphazard
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    Default January 19th, 2011, 03:08 AM
    What does the β mean in a chemical?
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    January 19th, 2011, 07:47 AM
    In general chemistry, they describe variations in similar molecules, and with proteins, they can also describe some 3D structures such as α-helices and ß-sheets. I've also used α as shorthand for the word "anti-", for example, "sh α mu" can mean "sheep anti-mouse", meaning sheep antibodies that react to (that is, are "anti" towards) mouse antigens.


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    January 19th, 2011, 02:46 PM
    What's the context? In nuclear chemistry it could be referring to a beta decay, or in organic chemistry it could be referring to the beta carbon in a molecule.
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