EPITOPE


Meaning of EPITOPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-pə-ˌtōp ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from epi- + Greek topos place

Date: 1960

: a molecular region on the surface of an antigen capable of eliciting an immune response and of combining with the specific antibody produced by such a response — called also determinant, antigenic determinant

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.