Preferred Label : antibody affinity;
MeSH definition : A measure of the binding strength between antibody and a simple hapten or antigen
determinant. It depends on the closeness of stereochemical fit between antibody combining
sites and antigen determinants, on the size of the area of contact between them, and
on the distribution of charged and hydrophobic groups. It includes the concept of
avidity, which refers to the strength of the antigen-antibody bond after formation
of reversible complexes.;
MeSH synonym : antibody affinities; affinities, antibody; affinity, antibody;
MeSH hyponym : antibody avidity; Antibody Avidities; Avidities, Antibody; Avidity, Antibody;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with BINDING SITES, ANTIBODY or ANTIGENIC DETERMINANTS;
Origin ID : D000915;
UMLS CUI : C0003255;
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A measure of the binding strength between antibody and a simple hapten or antigen
determinant. It depends on the closeness of stereochemical fit between antibody combining
sites and antigen determinants, on the size of the area of contact between them, and
on the distribution of charged and hydrophobic groups. It includes the concept of
avidity, which refers to the strength of the antigen-antibody bond after formation
of reversible complexes.
