The protein subunit that, as one of a pair, makes up the major part of an immunoglobulin molecule.
Example sentencesExamples
Therefore, some of the material near the light-chain band was derived from the irradiated heavy chains.
Each antibody molecule is composed of four subunits - two identical heavy chains and two identical light chains.
All immunoglobulin molecules contain a light chain and a heavy chain.
The light chain is cleaved from the heavy chain during or after secretion into the circulation.
One of the tests for antibodies in the dromedary blood seemed to show an error: in addition to normal four-chain antibodies, it indicated the presence of simpler antibodies composed solely of a pair of heavy chains.
Definition of heavy chain in US English:
heavy chain
noun
Biochemistry
The protein subunit that, as one of a pair, makes up the major part of an immunoglobulin molecule.
Example sentencesExamples
Each antibody molecule is composed of four subunits - two identical heavy chains and two identical light chains.
All immunoglobulin molecules contain a light chain and a heavy chain.
The light chain is cleaved from the heavy chain during or after secretion into the circulation.
One of the tests for antibodies in the dromedary blood seemed to show an error: in addition to normal four-chain antibodies, it indicated the presence of simpler antibodies composed solely of a pair of heavy chains.
Therefore, some of the material near the light-chain band was derived from the irradiated heavy chains.