functional assay

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Assay in which the biological or physiological activity of the target is measured.
Example: An assay in which an agonist stimulates, in receptor-transfected cells, the production of a second messenger, such as cAMP or \(\ce{Ca^{2+}}\), which is detected with a fluorescence readout.
Source:
PAC, 2011, 83, 1129. (Glossary of terms used in biomolecular screening (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)) on page 1141 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'functional assay' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14138 RIS BibTex EndNote
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