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chemoattractant
chemoattractant (ˌkɛməʊəˈtræktənt) n (Biochemistry) a chemical substance that provokes chemotaxis, esp one that causes a bacterium to move in the direction in which its concentration is increasingchemoattractant
chemoattractant [ke″mo-ah-trak´tant] a chemical (chemotactic) agent that induces an organism or a cell (e.g., a leukocyte) to migrate toward it.che·mo·at·tract·ant (kē'mō-ă-trak'tănt) A chemical substance that influences the migration of cells. [chem- + attract + -ant] |