The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule.

Synonyms: Sites, Combining, Combining Site, Site, Combining, Binding Site, Combining Sites, Site, Binding, Binding Sites, Sites, Binding

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usually NIM; do not use as substitute for chemistry or metabolic mechanism of binding; do not coordinate with receptors terms unless specifically discussed ,68

identifier

D001665

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