Phenomena and Processes

Binding Sites

The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Binding Site
  • Combining Site
  • Combining Sites
  • Site, Binding
  • Site, Combining
  • Sites, Binding
  • Sites, Combining

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

usually NIM; do not use as substitute for chemistry or metabolic mechanism of binding; do not coordinate with receptors terms unless specifically discussed

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Antigen-Antibody Reactions (1966-1967)
  • Enzymes (1966-1967)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Binding Sites. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001665. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001665
  2. Binding Sites. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binding_site
  3. Binding Sites. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q616005