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Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Molecular Structure > Amino Acid Sequence > Immunoglobulin Variable Region
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Blood Proteins > Serum Globulins > Immunoglobulins > Immunoglobulin Fragments > Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments > Immunoglobulin Variable Region
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Globulins > Serum Globulins > Immunoglobulins > Immunoglobulin Fragments > Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments > Immunoglobulin Variable Region
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Blood Proteins > Immunoproteins > Immunoglobulins > Immunoglobulin Fragments > Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments > Immunoglobulin Variable Region
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptide Fragments > Immunoglobulin Fragments > Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments > Immunoglobulin Variable Region

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Immunoglobulin Variable Region  

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  • Ig Variable Region
  • Ig Variable Regions
  • Immunoglobulin V
  • Variable Region, Ig
  • Variable Region, Immunoglobulin
  • Variable Regions, Ig

Scope note

  • That region of the immunoglobulin molecule that varies in its amino acid sequence and composition, and comprises the binding site for a specific antigen. It is located at the N-terminus of the Fab fragment of the immunoglobulin. It includes hypervariable regions (COMPLEMENTARITY DETERMINING REGIONS) and framework regions.

History note

  • 84(77); was see under BINDING SITES, ANTIBODY 1977-83

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007135

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