A
receptor is a protein or a protein complex in or on a cell that
specifically recognizes and binds to a compound acting as a molecular
messenger (neurotransmitter, hormone, lymphokine, lectin,
drug,
etc).
In a broader sense, the term
receptor is often used as a synonym for
any specific (as opposed to non-specific such as binding to plasma
proteins)
drugbinding site, also including
nucleic acids such as
DNA.
Source:
PAC, 1997, 69, 1137
(Glossary of terms used in computational drug design (IUPAC Recommendations 1997))
on page 1149
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
