• Molecular binding is an attractive interaction between two molecules that results in a stable association in which the molecules are in close proximity...
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  • Cooperative binding occurs in molecular binding systems containing more than one type, or species, of molecule and in which one of the partners is not...
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    produced. Molecular docking is one of the most frequently used methods in structure-based drug design, due to its ability to predict the binding-conformation...
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    binding partner is a function of charge, hydrophobicity, and molecular structure. Binding occurs by intermolecular forces, such as ionic bonds, hydrogen...
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  • Neural binding, synchronous activity of neurons and neuronal ensembles Molecular binding, an attractive interaction between two molecules Binding (linguistics)...
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    and molecular biology, a binding site is a region on a macromolecule such as a protein that binds to another molecule with specificity. The binding partner...
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    differs from simple diffusion in several ways: The transport relies on molecular binding between the cargo and the membrane-embedded channel or carrier protein...
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    Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) or sex steroid-binding globulin (SSBG) is a glycoprotein that binds to androgens and estrogens. When produced by the...
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    of an artificial molecular machine (AMM) was reported in 1994, featuring a rotaxane with a ring and two different possible binding sites. In 2016 the...
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    Directionality, in molecular biology and biochemistry, is the end-to-end chemical orientation of a single strand of nucleic acid. In a single strand of...
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  • as it will no longer possess a net surface charge (a requisite for molecular binding to ion exchange resins). Chromatofocusing is a powerful purification...
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    In molecular biology, a transcription factor (TF) (or sequence-specific DNA-binding factor) is a protein that controls the rate of transcription of genetic...
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    Molecular mechanics uses classical mechanics to model molecular systems. The Born–Oppenheimer approximation is assumed valid and the potential energy...
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  • Molecular neuroscience is a branch of neuroscience that observes concepts in molecular biology applied to the nervous systems of animals. The scope of...
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    Molecular biology /məˈlɛkjʊlər/ is a branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including...
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  • molecular systems. Although the exchange energy becomes elusive at large internuclear systems, it is of prominent importance in theories of molecular...
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    around 35% of the total weight (including water). Hemoglobin has an oxygen-binding capacity of 1.34 mL of O2 per gram, which increases the total blood oxygen...
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  • In molecular biology, binding domain is a protein domain which binds to a specific atom or molecule, such as calcium or DNA. A protein domain is a part...
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    acid complex: novel interactions required for binding to half-site response elements". Molecular Endocrinology. 20 (12): 3042–52. doi:10.1210/me.2005-0511...
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    Mannose-binding lectin (MBL), also called mannan-binding lectin or mannan-binding protein (MBP), is a lectin that is instrumental in innate immunity as...
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  • The molecular mass (m) is the mass of a given molecule, often expressed in units of daltons (Da). Different molecules of the same compound may have different...
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    DNA-binding proteins are proteins that have DNA-binding domains and thus have a specific or general affinity for single- or double-stranded DNA. Sequence-specific...
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    crystals, and is important to crystal engineering. Molecular recognition is the specific binding of a guest molecule to a complementary host molecule...
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    Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) are a group of proteins that are characterized by their affinity for and binding of penicillin. They are a normal constituent...
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  • interactions by quantum mechanical molecular modelling, providing more precise calculations of binding energies. Molecular dynamics has also been applied...
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    obtained cavity can work as a selective binding site for the templated molecule. In recent decades, the molecular imprinting technique has been developed...
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  • contiguous in sequence, but may come together in 3D space to define molecular binding sites or interaction surfaces. The particular diagnostic strength...
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    aptamers are small, with a molecular weight of 6-30 kDa, in contrast to the 150 kDa size of antibodies, and contain one binding site rather than the two...
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  • Low-molecular-weight chromium-binding substance (LMWCr; also known as chromodulin) is an oligopeptide that seems to transport chromium in the body. It...
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    Repressor (category DNA-binding proteins)
    In molecular genetics, a repressor is a DNA- or RNA-binding protein that inhibits the expression of one or more genes by binding to the operator or associated...
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