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A-Level Biology OCR A

Chains Structure Identical Describe Explain Antibodies Glycoproteins Made

The summary describes antibody structure as glycoproteins with heavy and light chains, held by disulfide bonds, and a hinge region providing flexibility.

O resumo descreve a estrutura dos anticorpos como glicoproteínas com cadeias pesadas e leves, unidas por pontes dissulfeto, e uma região de dobradiça que fornece flexibilidade.

Front Describe & explain the structure of antibodies.
Back Structure of antibodies:
  • Glycoproteins made up of two identical long pp chains - heavy chains and 2 shorter identical chains - light chains
  • Chains held together by disulfide bonds
  • Hinge region provides flexibility - allowing one antibody to bind to two separate antigens, one at each binding site

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