Inactive

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-005750",
  "term": "Inactive",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A test sample whose measured response in an assay stays below the hit threshold at the concentration used. Inactivity is therefore relative to the assay, concentration, and threshold chosen, so a compound inactive in one screen can be active in another. It differs from a negative control, which is a deliberately included sample such as vehicle alone that defines the baseline response.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "active",
    "artifact"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2011, 83, 1129. 'Glossary of terms used in biomolecular screening (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 1144 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-09-05-03)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/inactive/"
}