Biyokimyada bir ligand (Latince ligare = bağlanmak) bir biyomoleküle bağlanarak bir kompleks oluşturan bir bileşiktir. Genelde, iyonik bağlar, hidrojen bağları veya Van der Waals güçleri ile hedef bir proteindeki bağlanma yerine bağlanır. Ligand molekülün bağlanma yerine yanaşması genelde tersinir, yani birleşme ve ayrışma arasında bir denge vardır. Biyolojik sistemlerde bir ligandın hedef molekülü ile tersinmez kovalent bağlanması enderdir. İnorganik kimyadaki ligand tanımından farklı olarak, (hemoglobinde olduğu gibi) ligandın mutlaka bir metale bağlanması şart değildir. Sinyal reseptörlerine bir ligand bağlanınca reseptör proteinin üç boyutlu şekli değişebilir, bu da onun işlevsel özelliğini değiştirir. Bağlanma eğilimi veya gücüne "afinite" denir. Ligand tipleri arasında substratlar, inhibitörler, aktivatörler, ve nörotrasnmitterler sayılabilir. Radyoligandlar, radyoizotopla işaretlenmiş bileşiklerdir, ligand bağlanma ölçümlerinde kullanılırlar
Molecule, ion, or group bound to the central atom in a chelate or a coordination compound
a molecule or ion that binds to a metal atom or ion through coordination of its lone electron pairs A coordination complex is formed when a metal ion is surrounded by a group of ligands
The binding agent used in affinity chromatography A ligand is bound to a column of a nonadsorbent material and selectively binds a substance in solution, isolating it from impurities Commonly used ligands include enzymes (for binding to inhibitors) or antibodies (for binding to antigens)
= Date: 1949: noun: a group, ion, or molecule coordinated to a central atom or molecule in a complex
A ligand is a substance which is capable of binding specifically and reversibly with a binder A ligand is termed an antigen when the binder is an antibody
Any molecule that binds to the surface of another molecule, such as an immune cell receptor For examples of receptors see CCR5, CXCR-4, CD4
A Lewis base coordinated with a metal atom or ion to form a coordination complex
A ligand is any chemical which binds to, forms a chemical link with, some larger molecule or receptor On cells the binding is to the outer part of the cell surface If a ligand can bind to two sites at once, it is called a divalent ligand, if three, trivalent, and if many sites can be attacked at once polyvalent
A molecule which binds to a receptor molecule, producing a response (closing an ion channel, transmitting a signal inside the cell etc )
Atom, group (see functional group), or molecule attached to a central atom, usually of a transition element, in a coordination or complex compound (see bonding). It is almost always the electron-pair donor (nucleophile) in a covalent bond. Common ligands include the neutral molecules water (H2O), ammonia (NH3), and carbon monoxide (CO) and the anions cyanide (CN^-), chloride (Cl^-), and hydroxide (OH^-). Rarely, ligands are cations and electron-pair acceptors (electrophiles). Organic ligands include EDTA (see chelate) and nitrilotriacetic acid. Biological systems rely on ligands such as the porphyrin in hemoglobin and chlorophyll, and numerous cofactors are ligands. In chelates, the ligand attaches at more than one point, sharing more than one electron pair, and is called bidentate or polydentate having two or many "teeth." The ligands in a complex may be the same or different
an atom or molecule or radical or ion that forms a complex around a central atom
A molecule that can bind to a receptor and thereby induce a signal in the cell, e g , a hormone
In °protein chemistry, a small molecule that is (or can be) bound by a larger molecule is termed a ligand In organometallic chemistry, a moiety bonded to a central metal atom is also termed a ligand; the latter definition is more common in general chemistry
molecules, either synthetic or of natural origin, that are able to specifically bind certain proteins In the case of natural ligands, such as hormones, the proteins they bind are called receptors