Definition of divalent in English:
Having a valence of two.
- Experiments with erythrocytes were repeated with either sodium sulfate or sodium nitrate replacing the divalent ion at the same concentration.
- However, EDTA is not ideal because it also binds essential divalent cations such as calcium and zinc.
- Our observations support the claim that monovalent or divalent cations are not necessary to polymerize G-actin into F-actin.
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