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About Antigen-Antibody Interaction
biochemistry
Biology
Biomolecules
Chemistry
Immune System
Physical chemistry
Antigens usually bind to the side chain of the antigen binding site of the antibody, which may either be a protein, polypeptide or lipid. Antigens and antibody interactions are mediated by non-covalent bonds such as electrostatic forces, van der Waals forces and hydrophobic forces. Binding mediated by this type of bonds produces a reversible reaction….
Antibodies or Immunoglobulins
Biology
Immune System
Protein
Antibodies function as mediators of specific humoral immunity by engaging diverse molecular and cellular effector mechanisms that serve to eliminate the antigen. They are produced by B lymphocytes and plasma cells in the lymphoid organs and the bone marrow, but they perform their effector functions at sites distant from their production. Like the T cell…