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Ligand Binding

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-015727

Ligand Binding is the tight and specific (high affinity) interaction between a small molecule (typically) and a macromolecule (usually protein) that ordinarily results in modification of its function, e.g., antigen-antibody binding, hormone- or neurotransmitter-receptor binding.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-015727
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015727",
  "term": "Ligand Binding",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Ligand Binding is the tight and specific (high affinity) interaction between a small molecule (typically) and a macromolecule (usually protein) that ordinarily results in modification of its function, e.g., antigen-antibody binding, hormone- or neurotransmitter-receptor binding.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ligand-binding/"
}

Record 15,727 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.