Dimensions and specificities of recognition sites on lectins and antibodies
β Scribed by Kabat, Elvin A.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 664 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-7419
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β¦ Synopsis
A comparison is made of the specific combining sites of a number of lectins and of antibodies with emphasis on those reacting with blood group A, B, and H determinants. The ranges of site sizes and specificities of both groups are similar both from immunochemical studies and from the limited x-ray diffraction data available.
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