bind

V	[ligar(se), unir(se)]	bind, binds, binding, bound

~ Adv	~ avidly | ~ competitively | ~ directly | ~ cooperatively | ~ efficiently | ~ specifically | ~ tightly
	That enzyme binds tightly to some substrates.

~ N	~ antibodies | ~ DNA | ~ proteins | ~ receptors
	Some proteins have the ability to bind DNA.

~ Prep	~ at | ~ to | ~ with
	They bind at appreciable levels. | Other nuclear factors could bind to these elements. | They bind with different relative affinities.

Adj ~	able ~ | unable ~
	They are unable to bind at the active site.

Adv ~	avidly ~ | detectably ~ | directly ~ | efficiently ~ | firmly ~ | likely ~
	The cells in these models avidly bind.

V ~	allowed ~ | failed ~
	It was then added to the beads and allowed to bind overnight. | This larger species also failed to bind.

Modal V ~	can ~, could ~ | may ~, might ~
	It could bind simultaneously to several proteins.

V pas	[ligar(se), unir(se)]	bound

~ Prep	to ~
	Protein was bound to the DNA.

binding