trafficking

traffico illegale

Attività di comprare, vendere o trasportare merci illegalmente.

In inglese semplice: The business of buying, selling, or moving goods illegally.

• Police are investigating drug trafficking.
• He was arrested for trafficking in stolen goods.
• The gang used fishing boats for arms trafficking.

Come si usa: trafficking in something (Police investigated trafficking in stolen weapons.)

Sinonimi: illegal trade, smuggling

Espressioni comuni: drug trafficking, arms trafficking, illegal trafficking

trasporto delle proteine

Movimento delle proteine, compresi gli enzimi, attraverso i tessuti o tra diverse parti delle cellule.

In inglese semplice: The movement of proteins, including enzymes, through tissue or between parts of cells.

• The study examined protein trafficking.
• This mutation changes enzyme trafficking through the tissue.
• Researchers tracked trafficking between different parts of the cell.

Sinonimi: protein transport

Espressioni comuni: protein trafficking, intracellular trafficking, enzyme trafficking