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An atom or molecule or radical or ion that forms a complex around a central atom
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ligand
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an atom or molecule or radical or ion that forms a complex around a central atom
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In biochemistry and pharmacology , a ligand is a substance that forms a complex with a biomolecule to serve a biological purpose. In protein-ligand binding, the ligand is usually a molecule which produces a signal by binding to a site on a target protein ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1952, from Latin ligandus , gerundive of ligare "to bind" (see ligament ).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context chemistry English) An ion, molecule, or functional group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex.
Usage examples of ligand.
The ligand field of each particle expands indefinitely, they say now, which is going to open up a whole new field of research.
He continued to nod in a way that meant he had given up on trying to see, especially after that ligand field.
But the thing is, if it did work, you could test genes by computer simulation, and identify proteins you wanted, even down to specific ligands, so you could get better attachments to cells in vivo.
If we could get it to find us better matching ligands, you might not need the hydrodynamic pressures to get them to stick in the body.
You can see that a cell is just millions of objects—lysosomes, endosomes, ribosomes, ligands, peroxisomes, proteins of every size and shape—bumping into millions of other objects and performing mundane tasks: extracting energy from nutrients, assembling structures, getting rid of waste, warding off intruders, sending and receiving messages, making repairs.