Receptor
binding site
bind·ing site
Subclass of:
Molecular Structure
Definitions related to binding sites:
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Reactive portion of a macromolecule that directly participates in its specific combination with another molecule.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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