protein binder

English

Noun

protein binder (plural protein binders)

  1. (molecular biology) a biological research reagent which binds to a specific target protein
    • May 2015 — "Protein binder woes" (editorial), Nature Methods, 12(5): 373.
      Protein binders — reagents such as antibodies that bind a specific target protein — have a reach both deep and wide in biological research.

Usage notes

  1. In context, can be shortened to simply "binder" if introduced at the outset.
    • May 2015 — "Protein binder woes" (editorial), Nature Methods, 12(5): 373.
      Binders are just too important, for too much of biology to let these efforts fade away.
  1. binder (molecular biology)
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