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An antibody reacts to the specific antigen it is made to attach to. It is like the lock and key model; it locks onto the antigen.
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Reacts with an antibody to cause clumping?
Agglutination!
Is glycoprotein an antigen or antibody?
Antibody
What region of an antibody does the antigen bind to?
epitopes on the antigen while the paratopes on the antibody
Is antigen a form of virus?
No. An antigen is something that an antibody will inactive. It is an antibody inducing agent.
What is the relationship between antigen and antibody?
Basically to explain this, an antigen is any type of pathogen that causes disease, while an antibody is something that combats against the antigen.
What is the opposite word of antibody?
Antigen is the opposite of antibody.
What blood has antigen but without antibody?
Surface antigen
What is a substance usually a protein that causes the formation of an antibody and reacts specifically with that antibody?
An antigen is any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it. An antigen may be a foreign substance from the environment. If you get a vaccine for rubella, the antibody formed will not act against mumps (another virus).
Does an antibody attached to an antigen make it harmless?
When an antibody attaches onto an antigen it destroys the antigen to help your body fight off a disease.
Multiple antibody binding to single antigen?
Polyclonal antibody
What is antigene and antibody?
An antigen is a substance that can invoke an immune response. While an antibody is the immune system's response to an antigen. Antibodies, act by directly neutralizing the antigen and/or bind to the antigen and signaling marcophages to phagocytose the antigen.
What Is the difference between antigen binding site and paratope?
Antigen binding site or epitope is a part of an antigen that is recognized by the antibody. Paratope is a part of an antibody that binds on epitope.
