Definition: The process in which substances, either endogenous or exogenous, bind to proteins, peptides, enzymes, protein precursors, or allied compounds. Specific protein-binding measures are often used as assays in diagnostic assessments.
NIM; restrict to the chem or metab binding mechanism; coord NIM with substance being bound /metab (IM) + specific protein /metab (IM); do not use with receptors terms unless the substance bound to the receptor is a protein & the binding mechanism is disc
See AlsoBinding Sites; Carrier Proteins; Metalloproteins; Radioligand Assay; Thyroxine-Binding Proteins
Other names Plasma Protein Binding Capacity; Binding, Protein