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Monoclonal Antibodies: Structures and Characteristics
monoantibody
 
Antibodies(Part 1)
 
             
Structure
     

The basic unit of each antibody is a monomer. An antibody can be monomeric, dimeric, trimeric etc.

The monomer is a “Y” shaped molecule that consists of two identical heavy chains and two identical light chains connected by disulfide bonds.

 
         
 
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