immunochemistry

im·mu·no·chem·is·try

I0051300 (ĭm′yə-nō-kĕm′ĭ-strē, ĭ-myo͞o′-)n. The chemistry of immunologic phenomena, as of antigen-antibody reactions.

im′mu·no·chem′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.im′mu·no·chem′i·cal·ly adv.

immunochemistry

(ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ) n1. (Biology) the study of the chemical reactions of immunity2. (Biology) a method for the detection and localization of proteins and other cellular components using antibodies that specifically label the materials

im•mu•no•chem•is•try

(ˌɪm yə noʊˈkɛm ə stri, ɪˌmyu-)

n. the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions. [1905–10] im`mu•no•chem′i•cal, adj. im`mu•no•chem′i•cal•ly, adv. im`mu•no•chem′ist, n.

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immunochemistry - the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies)chemoimmunologyimmunology - the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune systemchemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

Immunochemistry

A discipline concerned both with the structure of antibody (immunoglobulin) molecules and with their ability to bind an apparently limitless number of diverse chemical structures (antigens); with the structure, organization, and rearrangement of the genes coding for the immunoglobulin molecules; and with the structure and function of molecules on the surface of animal cells, such as the transplantation (histocompatibility) antigens, which recognize antibodies and the thymus-derived lymphocytes mediating the cellular immune response. See Antigen, Immunoassay, Immunoglobulin, Radioimmunoassay, Transplantation biology

Immunochemistry

a branch of immunology that studies the chemical foundations of immunity. The principal problems of immunochemistry are the study of the structure and properties of immune proteins—antibodies—and natural and synthetic antigens, as well as the elucidation of the laws governing the interactions between these principal components of immunological reactions in various organisms. Immunochemical methods also find practical application, especially during the separation and purification of the active principles of vaccines and serums.

REFERENCES

Boyd, W. C. Vvedenie v immunokhimicheskuiu spetsifichnost’. Moscow, 1963. (Translated from English.)
Immunokhimicheskii analiz. Edited by L. A. Zil’ber. Moscow, 1968.
Kabat, E., and M. Mayer. Eksperimental’naia immunokhimiia. Moscow, 1968. (Translated from English).

immunochemistry

[¦im·yə·nō′kem·ə·strē] (immunology) A branch of science dealing with the chemical changes associated with immunity factors.

immunochemistry

[im″u-no-kem´is-tre] 1. the study of the chemical basis of immunological phenomena.2. the application of antibodies as chemical reagents.

im·mu·no·chem·is·try

(im'yū-nō-kem'is-trē), The field of chemistry concerned with chemical aspects of immunologic phenomena, for example, chemical reactions related to antigen stimulation of tissues, chemical studies of antigens and antibody.

immunochemistry

(ĭm′yə-nō-kĕm′ĭ-strē, ĭ-myo͞o′-)n. The chemistry of immunologic phenomena, as of antigen-antibody reactions.

im′mu·no·chem′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.im′mu·no·chem′i·cal·ly adv.

im·mu·no·chem·is·try

(im'yū-nō-kem'is-trē) The field of chemistry concerned with chemical aspects of immunologic phenomena.

immunochemistry

The science of the chemical processes underlying the antigen-antibody reaction and of the other chemical reactions involved in the operation of the immune system.

immunochemistry

Related to immunochemistry: immunology, immunocytochemistry, immunohistochemistry

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Synonyms for immunochemistry

noun the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies)

Synonyms

chemoimmunology

Related Words

immunology
chemical science
chemistry