Term Name:	binding
Synonyms:	ligand
Definition:	The selective, non-covalent, often stoichiometric, interaction of a molecule with one or more specific sites on another molecule.
Ontology:	GO: Molecular Function [GO:0005488] QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of:	molecular_function
has subtype:	amide binding amine binding amino acid binding antigen binding carbohydrate binding carbohydrate derivative binding catecholamine binding cell adhesion mediator activity cell-matrix adhesion mediator activity cellulosome binding chromatin binding diazepam binding dibutyl phthalate binding diphenyl phthalate binding extracellular matrix binding flavonoid binding hormone binding host cell surface binding hydroquinone binding intermediate filament binding kinetochore binding lipid binding macrolide binding modified amino acid binding molybdopterin cofactor binding nucleic acid binding nucleoside phosphate binding odorant binding peptide binding pigment binding polychlorinated biphenyl binding prosthetic group binding protein binding protein-containing complex binding resveratrol binding small molecule binding sulfur compound binding synthetic cannabinoid binding tetrahydrobiopterin binding tetrapyrrole binding toxic substance binding
inverse has_part:	molecular adaptor activity molecular carrier activity
negatively regulated by:	negative regulation of binding
positively regulated by:	positive regulation of binding
regulated by:	regulation of binding