: a group, ion, or molecule coordinated to a central atom or molecule in a complex
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At the intersection, the ligand between society and art is the medium of photography.
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
These opioid receptors when stimulated and/or inhibited by the body's natural ligands have been known to be involved in the body's itch circuitry.
—Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
The palladium can link up with four ligands at a time, which can link up with other palladium-ligand groups to form the cage-like structures; the more palladium atoms in the mix, the bigger the cages.
—Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2018
The palladium can link up with four ligands at a time, which can link up with other palladium-ligand groups to form the cage-like structures; the more palladium atoms in the mix, the bigger the cages.
—Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2018
These drugs, especially intravenous zoledronic acid (and the antibody to RANK ligand, denosumab), have been game-changers in patients with breast and other cancers that spread to bone.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2022
As a transmembrane protein, STING has two main domains: a transmembrane domain and cytoplasmic ligand-binding domain.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
Electron density maps revealed that the remdesivir metabolite GS-441524 was the only ligand that showed binding in the crystal structures.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 4 June 2021
One common example of a ligand is found in siderophores, chemical compounds that bacteria secrete to break down iron particles.
—Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2020
Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
These opioid receptors when stimulated and/or inhibited by the body's natural ligands have been known to be involved in the body's itch circuitry.
—Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
The palladium can link up with four ligands at a time, which can link up with other palladium-ligand groups to form the cage-like structures; the more palladium atoms in the mix, the bigger the cages.
—Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2018
The palladium can link up with four ligands at a time, which can link up with other palladium-ligand groups to form the cage-like structures; the more palladium atoms in the mix, the bigger the cages.
—Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2018
These drugs, especially intravenous zoledronic acid (and the antibody to RANK ligand, denosumab), have been game-changers in patients with breast and other cancers that spread to bone.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2022
As a transmembrane protein, STING has two main domains: a transmembrane domain and cytoplasmic ligand-binding domain.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
Electron density maps revealed that the remdesivir metabolite GS-441524 was the only ligand that showed binding in the crystal structures.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 4 June 2021
One common example of a ligand is found in siderophores, chemical compounds that bacteria secrete to break down iron particles.
—Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2020
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“Ligand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ligand. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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