Computational Biology
What is Ligand?
A molecule that binds a protein or receptor. Drug discovery often searches for ligands that activate or block a target.

ligand bound · receptor on
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They docked candidate ligands against the pocket and kept the top ten for synthesis.
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The molecule slots into the pocket and the receptor's lamp turns on.
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