Distinguish between antigen and antibody
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Differences Between Antigen and Antibody. Antibodies, also called immunoglobulins, Y-shaped molecules are proteins manufactured by the body that help fight against foreign substances called antigens. Antigensare any substance that stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies.
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Distinguish between Antigen and Antibody
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1 Antigens are foreign substances that elicit immune response after invading our body.on the other hand Antibody is our body substance that fight against antigen.
2 Antigen may be either proteinecious or carbohydrate basically polysaccharide in nature but Antibody is always proteinecious in nature.
3 An antigen is structurally bigger than an antibody,the portion of the antigen to which antibody binds is known as epitope.
4 Antigen has no general shape but antibody is generally of Y shaped.
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