- antigenic epitope
- антигенная детерминанта, эпитоп* * *антигенная детерминанта
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antigenic epitope
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antigenic determinant — n EPITOPE * * * a site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which a single antibody molecule binds; generally an antigen has several or many different antigenic determinants and reacts with antibodies of many different specificities. Called… … Medical dictionary
Antigenic escape — occurs when the immune system is unable to respond to an infectious agent. Antigenic escape is the end result of Antigenic variation.One cause of Antigenic escape is that a pathogen s epitopes (the binding sites for immune cells) become too… … Wikipedia
antigenic determinant — (= epitope) That part of an antigenic molecule against which a particular immune response is directed. For instance a tetra to penta peptide sequence in a protein, a tri to penta glycoside sequence in a polysaccharide. See also hapten. In the… … Dictionary of molecular biology
antigenic determinant site — (epitope) See epitope … Dictionary of microbiology
Epitope — An epitope, also known as antigenic determinant , is the part of a macromolecule that is recognized by the immune system, specifically by antibodies, B cells, or T cells. The part of an antibody that recognizes the epitope is called a paratope.… … Wikipedia
epitope — The simplest form of an antigenic determinant, on a complex antigenic molecule, which can combine with antibody or T cell receptor. [epi + tope] shared e. SYN: susceptibility cassette. * * * e … Medical dictionary
antigenic determinant — The individual surface feature of an antigen, that elicits the production of a specific antibody in the course of the immune response. Each antigenic determinant, typically a few amino acids in size, causes the synthesis of a different antibody… … Glossary of Biotechnology
antigenic determinant — noun Date: 1950 epitope … New Collegiate Dictionary
epitope — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from epi + Greek topos place Date: 1960 a molecular region on the surface of an antigen capable of eliciting an immune response and of combining with the specific antibody produced by such a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
epitope — (ep i tōp) An area of the antigen molecule that stimulates the production of, and combines with, specific antibodies; also known as the antigenic determinant site … Dictionary of microbiology
epitope — That part of an antigenic molecule to which the T cell receptor responds; a site on a large molecule against which an antibody will be produced and to which it will bind. See also agretope … Dictionary of molecular biology
