| ligand |
an atom or molecule or radical or ion that forms a complex around a central atom
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| ligand-gated channel |
a protein channel that opens in response to the binding of a molecule (the ligand) to the protein, which causes a conformational change in the protein molecule. Cf. voltage-gated c.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspz...
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| ligand |
A molecule that can bind to another molecule in or on cells.
Ãâó: www.fao.org/docrep/003/X3910E/X3910E15.htm
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| ligand |
A Lewis base that can coordinate to a metal atom.
Ãâó: xenon.che.ilstu.edu/genchemhelphomepage/glossary/l...
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| ligand |
any molecule that binds to the surface of another molecule, such as an immune cell RECEPTOR. For examples of receptors see CCR5, CXCR-4, CD4.
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