Assertion: ligand | /r/HasProperty | substance
Facets:
value: in pharmacology
type: OTHER
value: in biochemistry
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In biochemistry and pharmacology, a ligand is a substance that forms a complex with a biomolecule to serve a biological purpose.
text: A ligand is a substance that has the ability to bind to and form complexes with other biomolecules in order to perform biological processes.
text: The first sentence of the article states that "a ligand is a substance that forms a complex with a biomolecule to serve a biological purpose.
text: I would like to propose "a ligand is a substance that forms a complex with a biomolecule which results in some form of labor.
text: For example, provided that the ligand for which a target molecule is searched is a substance exhibiting anti-inflammatory effect, the inert substance is a substance that does not exhibit anti-inflammatory effect, preferably a structurally similar substance with similar physicochemical properties.