hapten in English

noun
1
a small molecule that, when combined with a larger carrier such as a protein, can elicit the production of antibodies that bind specifically to it (in the free or combined state).
It is likely that low-molecular-weight agents act as haptens , combining with human proteins in the respiratory tract to become complete immunogens.

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1. The Agglutinator does not bind to any significant extent with either the latex-hapten, or the free hapten, or the free hapten-antibody complexes.

2. Ratios of hapten intergraded with BSA and OVA were 1 and respectively.

3. We have studied asthma caused by inhaled acid Anhydrides as a model of hapten-induced airway hyperresponsiveness

4. An Agglutinator is also included in the mixture and this causes agglutination only of those latex particles bearing the hapten-antibody complex

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6. Therefore, we evaluated a novel pretargeting system using TF2, a humanized bispecific trivalent monoclonal antibody (mAb), directed against CEA and the IMP-288-peptide, a hapten for binding radiometals for imaging.

7. Agglutinator: 0.005% w/v poly (aspartic acid) polymer covalently attached to the HbA1c hapten in 20 mM sodium citrate buffer containing 0.1% w/v bovine serum albumin and 1% w/v nonreactive ingredients (10 μL dried in each cartridge)

8. Antigen definition is - any substance (such as an immunogen or a hapten) foreign to the body that evokes an immune response either alone or after forming a complex with a larger molecule (such as a protein) and that is capable of binding with a product (such as an antibody or T cell) of the immune response