Duquesne uni biochem - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ligand - Is the word for a drug or a bio molecule a molecule that is reversibly bound to a protein, examples oxygen, endogenous neurotransmitters, hormones, drug molecules Binding site - A discrete portion of the protein that is complementary to the ligand in: - Shape and size - Charge distribution - Hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions ***Is involved in specific interaction, certain structural features must be present on the ligand for binding Induced fit - A complementary conformationa...