Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted. The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov. Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at opm.gov.

NLM Logo

Binding Sites MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Binding Sites
Tree Number(s)
G02.111.570.120
Unique ID
D001665
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001665
Annotation
usually NIM; do not use as substitute for chemistry or metabolic mechanism of binding; do not coordinate with receptors terms unless specifically discussed
Scope Note
The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule.
Entry Term(s)
Binding Site
Combining Site
Previous Indexing
Antigen-Antibody Reactions (1966-1967)
Enzymes (1966-1967)
See Also
Protein Binding
Receptors, Cell Surface
Public MeSH Note
68
History Note
68
Date Established
1968/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2008/07/08
Binding Sites Preferred
page delivered in 0.145s