Alkanes can be viewed as a molecular scaffold upon which can be hung the interesting biologically-active/reactive portions (functional groups) of the molecule.

Ku is thought to function as a molecular scaffold to which other proteins involved in NHEJ can bind.

In Drosophila crumbs localizes to the stalk of the fly photoreceptor and may be a component of the molecular scaffold that controls proper development of polarity in the eye.

MAGUK is a new family of proteins that act as a molecular scaffold for intracellular signaling pathways [ 11 ] .

Knowledge of developed QSAR models for different molecular scaffolds active against different targets is highly useful for facilitating further drug development and lead optimization efforts.

However, other evidence was interpreted as suggesting that DNA was structurally uninteresting and possibly just a molecular scaffold for the apparently more interesting protein molecules.

Generally, however, most chemical libraries focus on large groups of varied organic chemical series where an organic chemist can make many variations on the same molecular scaffold or molecular backbone.

Instead, these units function as molecular scaffolds that hold the 3 peroxide units close together spatially in the appropriate orientation for the decomposition chain reaction.

The DNA nanogrid, in this case, served as a molecular scaffold for the self assembly of protein molecules into ordered arrays.

The Sandia scientists call their transparent solutions "intelligent ink," and their approach may turn out to be a practical way to build the tiny molecular scaffolds called nanostructures.