biorecognition

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ recognition.

Noun

biorecognition (uncountable)

1. (biology) biological recognition of specific chemical compounds, especially as part of the immune system
   • 2000, Romanian Journal of Biochemistry - Volumes 37-44, page 11:

     The determinant factors are in connection with: the nature of the molecular biorecognition layer of the biological traductor, the enzymatic activity of the whole system or even of the isolated enzymes (in a well-defined biosensor area or fixed on a polymeric membrane) and the concentration of the L-glutamate substrate.