Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An ion, molecule, or molecular group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex.
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- noun chemistry An
ion ,molecule , orfunctional group that binds to another chemical entity to form a largercomplex .
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- noun a substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom
Etymologies
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Examples
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It turns out that a single molybdenum center within a properly designed protective ligand is sufficient.
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(A ligand is a molecule that binds to the receptor to form a biologically active complex.) "In bad times, the ligand is not made and the nuclear receptor (DAF-12) causes the animals to go into the long lived dauer stage, shutting down the microRNAs and the developmental clock," he said.
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This first-in-class monoclonal antibody targets RANK ligand, which is involved in bone-degenerating osteoclasts.
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(A ligand is a molecule that binds to the receptor to form a biologically active complex.) "In bad times, the ligand is not made and the nuclear receptor (DAF-12) causes the animals to go into the long lived dauer stage, shutting down the microRNAs and the developmental clock," he said.
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KemPharm's LAT platform generates modified versions of FDA-approved drugs by chemically attaching a removable substituent, called a ligand, to the approved drug, resulting in a prodrug that is an NCE with potentially improved therapeutic characteristics based on enhanced pharmacokinetic profiles and other characteristics.
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(A ligand is a molecule that binds to the receptor to form a biologically active complex.) "In bad times, the ligand is not made and the nuclear receptor (DAF-12) causes the animals to go into the long lived dauer stage, shutting down the microRNAs and the developmental clock," he said.
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Recently the intracellular protein BAT3, which is involved in DNA damage induced apoptosis, was identified as a ligand for NKp30.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Venkateswara Rao Simhadri et al. 2008
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Recently the intracellular protein BAT3, which is involved in DNA damage induced apoptosis, was identified as a ligand for NKp30.
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Recently the intracellular protein BAT3, which is involved in DNA damage induced apoptosis, was identified as a ligand for NKp30.
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He introduced the system of 'Stock notation' in 1919 for naming inorganic compounds containing elements with variable valencies (for example copper (I) sulphate and copper (II) sulphate) and introduced the word 'ligand' in transition metal chemistry.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows AHardwicke 2009
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Current separation methods often use molecules known as ligands to bind to positively charged lanthanide ions in solution, forming coordination complexes.
Element from the periodic table’s far reaches coaxed into elusive compound Mark Peplow 2024
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