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Definition of Epitopes
1. epitope [n] - See also: epitope
Medical Definition of Epitopes
1. Sites on the surface of an antigen molecule to which a single antibody molecule binds. An antigen has many different epitopes and reacts with antibodies of many different specificities. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epitopes
Literary usage of Epitopes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dialogue on Risk Assessment of Transgenic Plants: Scientific, Technological edited by Johannes Wirz (1997)
"Comparison with the sequence of known allergenic proteins is only possible with
linear epitopes epitopes of known food allergens can be very different ..."
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