National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 21, 2019

Preferred Name	Ligand Binding
ID	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20139
code	C20139
DEFINITION	Ligand Binding is the tight and specific (high affinity) interaction between a small molecule (typically) and a macromolecule (usually protein) that ordinarily results in modification of its function, e.g., antigen-antibody binding, hormone- or neurotransmitter-receptor binding.
label	Ligand Binding
Legacy_Concept_Name	Ligand_Binding
Preferred_Name	Ligand Binding
prefixIRI	C20139
prefLabel	Ligand Binding
Semantic_Type	Molecular Function
UMLS_CUI	C1517880
subClassOf	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C18219

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