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haptenated

haptenated adjective: modified by addition of a hapten.

Adjective

haptenated (not comparable)

  1. Modified by addition of a hapten
    • It has therefore been suggested that the haptenated epitopes are actually diverse, despite having a common haptenic group, and that this diversity could account for the affinity heterogeneity observed with a simple ligand, such as ε-DNP-L-lysine, which only approximates the actual epitopes.2015 October 8, “Affinity Inequality among Serum Antibodies That Originate in Lymphoid Germinal Centers”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about haptenated

What does haptenated mean?
Haptenated means modified by addition of a hapten.
What part of speech is haptenated?
Haptenated is an adjective.

Words near haptenated in the dictionary

  1. hapsidopareiontid
  2. hapsidopareiontids
  3. haptamer
  4. hapten
  5. haptenate
  6. haptenated
  7. haptenation
  8. haptenations
  9. haptene
  10. haptenes
  11. haptenic

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