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"