ACTIVE SITE
Dictionary entry overview: What does active site mean? • ACTIVE SITE (noun)
The noun ACTIVE SITE has 1 sense:
1. the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs
Familiarity information: ACTIVE SITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACTIVE SITE (noun)
Meaning:
The part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("active site" is a kind of...):
site; situation (physical position in relation to the surroundings)
Holonyms ("active site" is a part of...):
enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)
antibody (any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response)
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