"affinity reagent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: affinity reagents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} affinity reagent (plural affinity reagents)
  1. (biochemistry) An antibody, peptide, nucleic acid, or other small molecule that specifically binds to a larger target molecule in order to identify, track, capture, or influence its activity. Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-affinity_reagent-en-noun-iiPI-nln Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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