Sentence examples for bind to particular molecules from inspiring English sources
To make the gels sensitive to particular compounds, University of Pittsburgh chemists Sanford Asher and John Holtz equipped the polymer with chemical recognition groups, which are designed to bind to particular molecules.
This directing region is called an aptamer, a section of RNA selected from a large pool of candidates for its ability to bind strongly to a particular molecule – in this case, a protein that appears on the surface of some prostate cancer cells.
However simple motif-based approaches are unable to provide complete or very accurate predictions of the peptides able to bind to a particular MHC class I molecule.
Antibodies, the body's own biosensors, recognize and bind to foreign molecules with astonishing precision.
The porous silicon is treated with a liquid that contains probe molecules engineered to bind to fat molecules found on the surface of specific bacteria.
In perfect conditions, a single molecule of avidin would bind to four molecules of biotin.
In the past, researchers have exploited this phenomenon to create sensors by coating the nanotubes with molecules, such as natural antibodies, that bind to a particular target.
Some T cells recognize class I MHC molecules on the surface of cells; others bind to class II molecules.
Each waveguide is patterned with a different binding molecule, either an antibody or a strand of DNA selected for its ability to bind to a particular blood biomolecule such as a hormone.
