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immunoaffinity

immunoaffinity noun: the specific chemical affinity between an antibody, or antibody domain, and an antigen.

Noun

immunoaffinity (uncountable)

  1. (noun adjunct) The specific chemical affinity between an antibody, or antibody domain, and an antigen
    • an immunoaffinity column
    • The human endothelial plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1) of t-PA was purified to homogeneity and partially sequenced directly from endothhelial ^([sic]) cells by Sanzo (39), using the immunoaffinity of a monoclonal antibody against human t-PA.1994, Nikos K. Harakas, “Biospecific Affinity Chromatography”, in Roger G. Harrison, editor, Protein Purification Process Engineering, →ISBN, page 61

Origin of immunoaffinity

From immuno- + affinity.

Questions about immunoaffinity

What does immunoaffinity mean?
Immunoaffinity means the specific chemical affinity between an antibody, or antibody domain, and an antigen.
What part of speech is immunoaffinity?
Immunoaffinity is a noun.

Words near immunoaffinity in the dictionary

  1. immunoadsorbent
  2. immunoadsorbents
  3. immunoadsorbtion
  4. immunoadsorption
  5. immunoadsorptions
  6. immunoaffinity
  7. immunoagent
  8. immunoagents
  9. immunoagglutination
  10. immunoaggregation
  11. immunoalkaline

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