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https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05199
  1. A @[email protected] @[email protected] to which a protein binds specifically.
  2. An amino acid @[email protected] in an @[email protected] molecule to which the specific @[email protected] binds specifically.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 164 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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