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Why is an antibody molecule represented as H2L2?
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Structure of antibody:
Antibodies, also called immunoglobulins, have a Y-shaped structure. It is composed of four polypeptide chains, two are heavy peptide (H2) chains and two light peptide chains (L2). Disulphide bonds connect the heavy and the light chains.
Due to the presence of two heavy chains and two light chains, the antibody molecule is represented as H2L2.
Antibodies, also called immunoglobulins, have a Y-shaped structure. It is composed of four polypeptide chains, two are heavy peptide (H2) chains and two light peptide chains (L2). Disulphide bonds connect the heavy and the light chains.
Due to the presence of two heavy chains and two light chains, the antibody molecule is represented as H2L2.
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