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

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca