Ligand

Word LIGAND
Character 6
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈlɪɡənd/

Definitions and meanings of "Ligand"

What do we mean by ligand?

An ion, molecule, or molecular group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex. noun

An ion, molecule, or functional group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex. noun

A substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom noun

An ion, molecule, or functional group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex.

A letter that orthography requires to be ligated with one or more other letters.

The act of replacing a ligand in a complex ion. This results in a change of colour of the complex ionic solution. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Ligand

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The word "ligand" in example sentences

It turns out that a single molybdenum center within a properly designed protective ligand is sufficient. ❋ Unknown (2006)

(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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This first-in-class monoclonal antibody targets RANK ligand, which is involved in bone-degenerating osteoclasts. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Recently the intracellular protein BAT3, which is involved in DNA damage induced apoptosis, was identified as a ligand for NKp30. ❋ Venkateswara Rao Simhadri Et Al. (2008)

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. ❋ AHardwicke (2009)

The present dominant catalysts used in such synthesis process are 'ligand-metal catalysts' (such as ligand-copper, - palladium, - platinum, - ruthenium etc). ❋ Unknown (2009)

To suspend metal particles in water, the researchers coated them with a "ligand" that adheres to the metal and to water. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Werner showed that such a structure is inconsistent with some experimental facts, and he suggested instead that all the ligand molecules are bound directly to the metal ion. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Like receptor-ligand dynamics in cell biology, parking spots have a natural turnover rate: people come and go. ❋ Dr. Ali Binazir (2011)

The TIBS lecture; the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor: an allosteric protein prototype of ligand-gated ion channels. ❋ T.S. Wiley (2010)

Williamson 2000 The structural basis for the ligand specificity of family 2 carbohydrate-binding modules. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Skerra 1999 Small antibody-like proteins with prescribed ligand specificities derived from the lipocalin fold. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's obligatory in nucleic acids (DNA, RNA) and phospholipids, the primary components of cell membranes; phosphate groups are crucial covalent additions to proteins, regulating their activity and ligand affinities; it's also the energy currency of cells, primarily in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate). ❋ Ph.D. Athena Andreadis (2010)

You'll then see the lymphocyte present its death ligand to the death receptors of the cell, resulting in trimerization and thus activation. ❋ Unknown (2008)

[Rasta]: What does [ligand substitution] do? Me: [Ligand substitution] results in a different [coloured] solution! ❋ TheWizoid (2016)

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