Dimerrelated
Dimer-related is an adjective used to describe phenomena, properties, or entities that involve dimers—structures formed by two monomer units. In a broad sense, dimer-related topics cover the chemistry of dimer formation, the structure of dimeric assemblies, and the functional consequences of dimerization in biological systems or materials science.
In chemistry and biochemistry, dimers can be covalently linked or held together by noncovalent interactions such
In biology, dimerization is a common regulatory mechanism. Many transcription factors form dimers to recognize DNA
Methods to study dimer-related phenomena include analytical ultracentrifugation, size-exclusion chromatography with light scattering, native gel electrophoresis,