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unliganded

unliganded adjective: having no ligand; especially (of a protein) deprived of any small molecule that it is sometimes associated with.

Adjective

unliganded (not comparable)

  1. Having no ligand; especially (of a protein) deprived of any small molecule that it is sometimes associated with
    • The direct hydrogen ion titration of unliganded hemoglobin was performed under a stream of purified argon; that of the carbon monoxide derivative was carried out in a closed system under an atmosphere of pure CO.1966, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Origin of unliganded

From un- + ligand + -ed.

Questions about unliganded

What does unliganded mean?
Unliganded means having no ligand; especially (of a protein) deprived of any small molecule that it is sometimes associated with.
What part of speech is unliganded?
Unliganded is an adjective.

Words near unliganded in the dictionary

  1. unlifelike
  2. unlifelikeness
  3. unliftable
  4. unlifted
  5. unlifting
  6. unliganded
  7. unligatable
  8. unligated
  9. unligatured
  10. unlight
  11. unlightable

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