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Definition of "unliganded" [unliganded]

  • Having no ligand; especially (of a protein) deprived of any small molecule that it is sometimes associated with (adjective)

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Use "unliganded" in a sentence
  • "Though, Mtb-BirA packs as a dimer in the asymmetric unit of the crystal, it exists as a monomer in the unliganded as well as liganded forms in solution"
  • "(Ph) BirA exists as a dimer in both the liganded and unliganded forms"
  • "It was interesting that the GHSR antagonist JMV3002 did not modify the spontaneous activity of GHRH neurons, suggesting that ghrelin responsiveness may normally require acute activation, and arguing against a constitutive activity of unliganded GHSR"