Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

affinity reagent

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: affin-i-ty reagent
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antibody, peptide, nucleic acid, or other small molecule that specifically binds to a larger target molecule in order to identify, track, capture, or influence its activity.

Example Sentences

"Finally, the recovery of the target protein should be attempted by washing with a suitable eluant so that the target protein dissociates from the affinity reagent."

Inflected Forms

affinity reagents (plural)

Questions

What does affinity reagent mean?: An antibody, peptide, nucleic acid, or other small molecule that specifically binds to a larger target molecule in order to identify, track, capture, or influence its activity.

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