binding_site (RELEASE_2.3) |
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| SO Accession: | SO:0000409 (SOWiki) |
| Definition: | A region on the surface of a molecule that may interact with another molecule. When applied to polypeptides: Amino acids involved in binding or interactions. It can also apply to an amino acid bond which is represented by the positions of the two flanking amino acids. |
| Synonyms: | site, binding_or_interaction_site, BS:00033 |
| DB Xrefs: | EBIBS: GAR |
| SO: ke | |
| Parent: | region (SO:0000001) |
| Children: | protein_ligand_contact (SO:0001105) |
| metal_contact (SO:0001092) | |
| protein_binding_site (SO:0000410) | |
| epitope (SO:0001018) | |
| protein_protein_contact (SO:0001093) | |
| primer_binding_site (SO:0005850) | |
| miRNA_target_site (SO:0000934) | |
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