单词 | light chain |
释义 | > as lemmaslight chain light chain n. Biochemistry a small polypeptide subunit of a protein; esp. one of the two identical smaller polypeptide subunits of an immunoglobulin molecule that form part of the main antigen-binding region. ΚΠ 1962 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 48 1036 There are two classes of polypeptide chains. These may be termed light chains (L)..and heavy chains (H). 1998 Sci. News 7 Feb. 4/1 The structure also shows that the [myosin] head's two peptide ‘light chains’, each about 150 amino acids long, cling tightly to the head. 2005 R. M. Zinkernagel in F. H. Kayser et al. Med. Microbiol. ii. 69 Occasionally, myelomas produce excessive amounts of the light chains of the monoclonal immunoglobulin, and these proteins can then be detected in the urine. < as lemmas |
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