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MeSH Heading: Binding Sites
Tree Number(s): G02.111.570.120
Unique ID: D001665
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001665
Annotation: usually NIM; do not use as substitute for chemistry or metabolic mechanism of binding; do not coordinate with receptors terms unless specifically discussed
Scope Note: The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule.
Entry Term(s): Binding Site; Combining Site
Previous Indexing: Antigen-Antibody Reactions (1966-1967); Enzymes (1966-1967)
See Also: Protein Binding; Receptors, Cell Surface
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

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