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Ligand vs Coreceptor - What's the difference?

ligand | coreceptor |

As nouns the difference between ligand and coreceptor

is that ligand is ligand while coreceptor is (molecular biology) a cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary receptor in order to facilitate ligand recognition and initiate a biological process, such as entry of a pathogen into a host cell.

ligand

English

(wikipedia ligand)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) An ion, molecule, or functional group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex.

    • Derived terms

    * monodentate ligand * bidentate ligand * multidentate ligand * bridging ligand * backbonding ligand * ligand field theory

    See also

    * coordination compound

    Anagrams

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    coreceptor

    English

    Alternative forms

    *co-receptor

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (molecular biology) A cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary receptor in order to facilitate ligand recognition and initiate a biological process, such as entry of a pathogen into a host cell

    • See also

    *(wikipedia "coreceptor")