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Luden [163]
4 years ago
8

When antigens contain paratopes that are structurally similar, the epitopes of a specific antibody may bind non-specifically to

either antigen. this non-specific binding is referred to as:?
Biology
1 answer:
katen-ka-za [31]4 years ago
3 0

The antibodies have epitopes that bind to the paratropes present on the antigens. When an antibody is made specifically to target a particular kind of antigen (say A), its epitope will be a structural compliment to the paratrope. When an antibody encounters two different antigens (say A and B) with structurally similar paratropes, it will bind specifically to A and non-specifically to B, as the antibody is not made in response to antigen B. This non-specific binding is referred to as blocking.

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