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metalloantibody en · NOUN

Etymology

From metallo- + antibody.

Meanings

1. An antibody that is modified to contain metal ions within its structure.
   • Antibody 38G2 is a metalloantibody that incorporates mercury (II) as a Lewis acid cofactor. 2013, Jerry L. Atwood, Encyclopedia of Supramolecular Chemistry, page 199:
   • The engineering of hydrolytic chemistry is one goal of metalloantibody experiments. 1991, Advances in Protein Chemistry - Volume 42, page 346:
   • Is the binding constant such that the metalloantibody holds together at zero metal concentration? 2008, Derek J. Chadwick, Joan Marsh, Catalytic Antibodies, page 154:

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