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Antigen Antibody Interaction (With Reactions) | Zoology

The below mentioned article provides notes on Antigen Antibody Interaction. Structural and Chemical Basis of Antigen Binding: The antigen binding sites of most antibodies are planar surfaces that can accommodate conformational epitopes of macromolecules. The recognition of antigen by antibody involves non-covalent, reversible binding. Because the strength of each of such interaction is weak, a large number of such interactions [...]

By Meghna G|2016-10-20T08:57:19+00:00October 20, 2016|Antigens|Comments Off

Characteristics of a Molecule that Make it an Antigen | Zoology

To be an antigen, the molecule should have several characteristics: Characteristic # 1. Foreignness: The immune system possesses the capacity to distinguish between self and non-self. An antigen molecule must be recognised as non-self by the biologic system to elicit an immune response. When an antigen is introduced into an organism, the degree of its immunogenicity depends on the degree [...]

By Meghna G|2016-10-20T08:57:18+00:00October 20, 2016|Antigens|Comments Off