Associations to the word «Epitope»

Wiktionary

EPITOPE, noun. (biochemistry) That part of a biomolecule (such as a protein) that is the target of an immune response

Dictionary definition

EPITOPE, noun. The site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself.

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche