unliganded
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]unliganded (not comparable)
- (biochemistry) Having no ligand; especially (of a protein) deprived of any small molecule that it is sometimes associated with
- 1966, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics:
- The direct hydrogen ion titration of unliganded hemoglobin was performed under a stream of purified argon; that of the carbon monoxide derivative was carried out in a closed system under an atmosphere of pure CO.