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avidity 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/ˈəviditē/,
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Extreme eagerness or enthusiasm,
  1. Extreme eagerness or enthusiasm
    • - he read detective stories with avidity
  2. The overall strength of binding between an antibody and an antigen

  1. eagerness: a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
  2. In proteins, avidity is a term used to describe the combined strength of multiple bond interactions. Avidity is distinct from affinity, which is a term used to describe the strength of a single bond. ...
  3. Greediness; strong appetite; The measure of the synergism of the strength individual interactions between proteins
  4. The summation of multiple affinities, for example when a polyvalent antibody binds to a polyvalent antigen.
  5. The binding strength of an antibody for an antigen. [L. avidus, eager greedy fr. aveo, to crave]
  6. The frequency of fishing activity, measured as number of days on which fishing trips were made.
  7. The binding strength between two molecules (e.g. antibody and antigen) taking into account the valency of the interaction. Thus the avidity will always be equal to or greater than the intrinsic affinity (see affinity).
  8. Overall binding strength between an antibody and its antigen, determined by the number of binding sites between them.
  9. Avidity is a measure of the association intensity of the reactions of the binder. Avidity is influenced by all of the intrinsic ligand-binder affinities such as the multiple interactions found with polymeric antibodies and multivalent antigens binding at multiple contact points.
  10. The functional combining strength of an antibody with its antigen which is based on both affinity and valences of the antibody. Some authors use this term to describe the increased affinity that occurs as result of multiple antigen binding sites on an immunoglobulin. ...