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Magnetism does not play a role in binding in biology. The primary determinants of binding are: shape complementarity, electrostatic interactions, van der waals
by dekhn 2y ago
Magnetism does not play a role in binding in biology. The primary determinants of binding are: shape complementarity, electrostatic interactions, van der waals forces, and some amount of hard to explain entropy.
(biomagnetism is a thing, but I'm not aware of any cases where binding occurs due to magnetic forces)
- aeonik 2y agoI think they might have meant they are all geometrically defined EM interactions.