antibody combining site
1combining site — See: antibody binding site …
2antibody — /an ti bod ee/, n., pl. antibodies. 1. any of numerous Y shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense, each molecule and its clones having a unique binding site that can combine with the complementary site of a foreign …
3site — A place or location or locus. SYN: situs. [L. situs] acceptor s. the ribosomal binding s. for the aminoacyl tRNA during protein synthesis. acceptor splicing s. SYN: right splicing junction. active s. that portion of an …
4Antibody — Immunoglobulin redirects here. For the immunoglobulin family, see Immunoglobulin superfamily. Antibodies redirects here. For the film, see Antibodies (film). Each antibody binds to a specific antigen; an interaction similar to a lock and key. An… …
5antibody — An immunoglobulin molecule produced by B lymphoid cells with a specific amino acid sequence evoked in humans or other animals by an antigen (immunogen). These molecules are characterized by reacting specifically with the antigen in some… …
6monoclonal antibody — Biotech. antibody produced by a laboratory grown cell clone, either of a hybridoma or a virus transformed lymphocyte, that is more abundant and uniform than natural antibody and is able to bind specifically to a single site on almost any chosen… …
7immune system — Anat. a diffuse, complex network of interacting cells, cell products, and cell forming tissues that protects the body from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and malignant cells, and removes cellular debris: the system… …
8paratope — That part of an antibody molecule composed of the variable regions of both the light and heavy chains that combine with the antigen. SYN: antibody combining site, antigen binding site. [para + tope] * * * para·tope (parґə tōp) [para +… …
9immunological network — The concept due to Jerne that the entire specific immune system within an animal is made up of a series of interacting molecules and cell surface receptors, based on the idea that every antibody combining site carries its own marker antigens or… …
10Mario Rosemblatt — Silber Born March 8, 1941 (1941 03 08) (age 70) Santiago, Chile …
