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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Stefan MI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3699289 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Molecular binding is an interaction between molecules that results in a stable association between those molecules. Cooperative binding occurs if the number of binding sites of a macromolecule that are occupied by a specific type of ligand is a nonlinear function of this ligand's concentration. This can be due, for instance, to an affinity for the ligand that depends on the amount of ligand bound. Cooperativity can be positive (supralinear) or negative (infralinear). Cooperative binding is most ...[more]