How to Use ligand in a Sentence
ligand
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Last year one of Schelter's postdocs synthesized a three-armed molecule, called a tripodal ligand.
—Nelson Ching, National Geographic, 10 June 2016
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One common example of a ligand is found in siderophores, chemical compounds that bacteria secrete to break down iron particles.
—Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2020
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One common example of a ligand is found in siderophores, chemical compounds that bacteria secrete to break down iron particles.
—Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2020
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These drugs, especially intravenous zoledronic acid (and the antibody to RANK ligand, denosumab), have been game-changers in patients with breast and other cancers that spread to bone.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2022
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These opioid receptors when stimulated and/or inhibited by the body's natural ligands have been known to be involved in the body's itch circuitry.
—Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2024
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Researchers took nanocrystals of silicon and closely examined them in order to design ligands, which are like molecule glue, that can hook into the nanocrystals and carry more energy.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 3 Dec. 2019
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The secret is using nontoxic silicon nanocrystals and molecule glues called ligands.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 3 Dec. 2019
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The uranium molecule complex is a coordination compound, meaning a metal center with ligands surrounding it.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 13 Jan. 2020
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Geoff Burnstock (University College London) discovered purinergic signaling in 1972, and has been characterizing the nucleotide and nucleoside ligands, their receptors and their biology ever since.
—Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 May 2017
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