Preferred Label : binding site;
IUPAC definition : A specific region (or atom) in a molecular entity that is capable of entering into
a stabilizing interaction with another molecular entity. An example of such an interaction
is that of an active site in an enzyme with its substrate. Typical forms of interaction
are by hydrogen bonding, coordination and ion pair formation. Two binding sites in
different molecular entities are said to be complementary if their interaction is
stabilizing.;
Origin ID : B00649;
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A specific region (or atom) in a molecular entity that is capable of entering into
a stabilizing interaction with another molecular entity. An example of such an interaction
is that of an active site in an enzyme with its substrate. Typical forms of interaction
are by hydrogen bonding, coordination and ion pair formation. Two binding sites in
different molecular entities are said to be complementary if their interaction is
stabilizing.
