immunoligand

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An immunologic ligand, and more specifically, not only an epitope or antigen or receptor or other binding site of the immune system but also a molecule whose binding or bonding to another (such as an antibody or receptor) is of interest for its use as an immunotherapy target or as a payload carrier in an antibody-drug conjugate.

Word forms

immunoligand immunoligands

Etymology

From immuno- + ligand.

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