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DictionarySeeconstantassociation constant
association constant[ə‚sō·sē′ā·shən ¦kän·stənt] (biochemistry) A quantitative description of the affinity of a ligand for a protein that binds to it. association constant
as·so·ci·a·tion con·stant1. in experimental immunology, a mathematical expression of hapten-antibody interaction: average association constant, K = [hapten-bound antibody]/[free antibody][free hapten]; 2. the equilibrium constant involved in the association of two or more compounds or ions into a new compound; the reciprocal of the dissociation constant. Synonym(s): binding constant |