Preferred Label : host;
IUPAC definition : biotechnology a cell whose metabolism is used for growth and reproduction of a virus,
plasmid or other form of foreign dna.; a molecular entity that forms complexes with organic or inorganic guests, or a chemical
species that can accommodate guests within cavities of its crystal structure. examples
include cryptands and crowns (where there are ion-dipole attractions between heteroatoms
and positive ions), hydrogen-bonded molecules that form clathrates (e.g. hydroquinone
and water), and host molecules of inclusion compounds (e.g. urea or thiourea). van
der waals forces and hydrophobic interactions bind the guest to the host molecule
in clathrates and inclusion compounds.;
Origin ID : H02859;
See also
biotechnology a cell whose metabolism is used for growth and reproduction of a virus,
plasmid or other form of foreign dna.
a molecular entity that forms complexes with organic or inorganic guests, or a chemical
species that can accommodate guests within cavities of its crystal structure. examples
include cryptands and crowns (where there are ion-dipole attractions between heteroatoms
and positive ions), hydrogen-bonded molecules that form clathrates (e.g. hydroquinone
and water), and host molecules of inclusion compounds (e.g. urea or thiourea). van
der waals forces and hydrophobic interactions bind the guest to the host molecule
in clathrates and inclusion compounds.
