linker
- noun
- /ˈlɪŋkər/
- Specialized
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espaciador
- The use of a flexible linker facilitates complementation of the split fragments when they are brought into close proximity by the interacting proteins.
So maybe there's an unknown one and you fish that out because a cross linker was used, right?
- So maybe there's an unknown one and you fish that out because a cross linker was used, right?
Examples
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In a chemical reaction, the linker helps bring the two molecular fragments together and connect their carbons.
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So maybe there's an unknown one and you fish that out because a cross linker was used, right?
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So maybe there's a linker, maybe there's a protease cleavage site.
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By adding a compound with a halogen as a linker on one side of a molecular fragment and a boronic acid on the other, the building blocks can snap together like train cars.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small metal ring that connects parts of a chain
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6.0
Two or more atoms bonded together and acting as one part of a molecule
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3.5
A small group of atoms joined together that is part of a larger molecule and gives it certain properties
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Morphology
Etymology
Linker comes from link + -er, where link means 'to join' and -er means 'one who'. So a linker in chemistry is a short part that 'joins' two molecules, often giving space or flexibility between them.