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15 October, 23:16

A particular molecule has a small molecular mass of approximately 1000 daltons. What should be done to make this molecule more antigenic?

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  1. 15 October, 23:37
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    Bind it to a large protein

    Explanation:

    An antigen is a molecule that binds to Ag-specific receptors, but cannot necessarily induce an immune response in the body by itself. Antigens are proteins, peptides (amino acid chains) and

    polysaccharides (chains of monosaccharides/simple sugars) but

    lipids and nucleic acids become antigens only when combined with proteins and polysaccharides. [4] In general, saccharides and lipids (as opposed to peptides) qualify as antigens but not as immunogens since they cannot elicit an immune response on their own. Furthermore, for a peptide to induce an immune response it must be a large enough size, thus binding to proteins
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