Ligand vs Substrate - What's the difference?
ligand | substrate |
(chemistry) An ion, molecule, or functional group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex.
(biochemistry) What an enzyme acts upon.
(biology) A surface on which an organism grows or to which it is attached.
An underlying layer; a substratum.
(linguistics) A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
(plating) A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
(construction) A surface to which a substance adheres.
The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure.
(obsolete) To strew or lay under.
* Boyle
As nouns the difference between ligand and substrate
is that ligand is an ion, molecule, or functional group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex while substrate is what an enzyme acts upon.As a verb substrate is
to strew or lay under.As an adjective substrate is
having very slight furrows.ligand
English
(wikipedia ligand)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* monodentate ligand * bidentate ligand * multidentate ligand * bridging ligand * backbonding ligand * ligand field theorySee also
* coordination compoundAnagrams
*substrate
English
Noun
(en noun)- The rock surface of a rockpool is the substrate for a sessile organism such as a limpet.
- The substrate of an aquarium can affect the water's acidity.
- Stream substrate affects fish longevity.
Verb
(substrat)- The melted glass being supported by the substrated sand.