1.0Glosarixhttps://glosarix.com/en/Team Glosarixhttps://glosarix.com/en/author/adm_glosarix/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VDACiZxAI7"><a href="https://glosarix.com/en/glossary/ligand-en/">Ligand</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://glosarix.com/en/glossary/ligand-en/embed/#?secret=VDACiZxAI7" width="600" height="338" title="“Ligand” — Glosarix" data-secret="VDACiZxAI7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://glosarix.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Description: The term ‘ligand’ refers to a molecule that binds to another, typically larger molecule, in a biochemical context. This interaction is fundamental in numerous biological processes, such as cell signaling, receptor activation, and the formation of enzyme complexes. Ligands can be small molecules, such as hormones or neurotransmitters, or macromolecules, such as proteins. The […]