antibody constant region
1constant region — n the part of the polypeptide chain of a light or heavy chain of an antibody that ends in a free carboxyl group COOH and that is relatively constant in its sequence of amino acid residues from one antibody to another called also constant domain… …
2constant region — noun also constant domain : the part of the polypeptide chain of a light or heavy chain of an antibody that ends in a free carboxyl group −COOH and that is relatively constant in its sequence of amino acid residues from one antibody to another… …
3constant region — (CL and CH) The part of an antibody molecule that does not vary greatly in amino acid sequence among molecules of the same class, subclass, or type …
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 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 …
6antibody structure — Describes the molecular architecture of an antibody, which consists of two identical light chains and two identical heavy chains and has two antigen binding sites. Each chain consists of a constant region which is the same between antibodies of… …
7Antibody — An ti*bod y ([a^]n t[i^]*b[o^]d [y^]), n. 1. (Med., Physiol. Chem.) Any of various bodies or substances in the blood which act in antagonism to harmful foreign bodies, as toxins or the bacteria producing the toxins. Normal blood serum apparently… …
8region — 1. An often arbitrarily limited portion of the surface of the body. SEE ALSO: space, zone. 2. A portion of the body having a special nervous or vascular supply, or a part of an organ having a special …
9Fragment crystallizable region — An antibody digested by papain yields three fragments, two Fab fragments and one Fc fragment …
10variable region — noun also variable domain : the part of the polypeptide chain of a light or heavy chain of an antibody that ends in a free amino group −NH2, that varies greatly in its sequence of amino acid residues from one antibody to another, and that prob.… …
