These pints are divided into two cups (though the imperial cup is rarely used now), which in turn are divided into two gills (gills are also rarely used). Thus a gallon is equal to four quarts, eight pints, sixteen cups or thirty-two gills.
Binding constant. Home Â» Binding constant. Definition. noun. A mathematical constant that describes the bonding affinity between two molecules at equilibrium. Supplement. It is the measure of the affinity of an enzyme for its substrate. An example is the measure of the strength of binding in the hapten-antibody interaction.
Binding Affinity Definition. 1  This binding affinity of ligand to receptor is physiologically important as some amount of the binding energy is utilized in the receptor to bring a conformational change. This leads to altered behavior of an associated ion channel or the enzyme.