Check the meanings of the following words and expressions:
research interests
expertise
mutual interests
pursuing collaborative activities
1. What does Max have a professional interest in? A. procyanidin B2 B. oligomeric proanthocyanidins C. procyanidin dimmers
2. What have previous studies characterized? A. proanthocyanidins from hops in terms of their chemical structure and their in vitro biological activities
B. the chemical structures of four procyanidin dimers (B1, B2, B3 and B4) and one trimer, epicatechin-(4β→8)-catechin-(4α→8)-catechin (TR)
C. catechin trimer (TR)
3. How did Max realize that CGFM could resourcefully support his professional interest in oligomeric proanthocyanidins? A. the fact that catechin trimer (TR) exhibited antioxidant activity that was more than one order of magnitude greater than that of α-tocopherol or ascorbic acid on a molar basis
B. the hop oligomeric proanthocyanidins (PC) were found to be potent inhibitors of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) activity
C. by designating ABC as his primary interest area in ASME and having received the ABC Newsletter for quite some time
4. What was the most inhibitory of nNOS activity?
A. four procyanidin dimers (B1, B2, B3 and B4) B. procyanidin B2 C. one trimer
5. What exhibited antioxidant activity that was more than one order of magnitude greater than that of α-tocopherol or ascorbic acid on a molar basis
A. the catechin trimer (TR)
B. the hop oligomeric proanthocyanidins (PC)
C. water-soluble polyphenolic tannins
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Post-Listening Exercise
Write a letter to request information (資訊請求信函) by including the following contents:
1. Explaining why contact was made to request
information 解釋請求資訊的目地
2. Summarizing one’s academic or professional
experiences 說明學術專業經驗
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