Immunpglobulins/Antibodies Flashcards
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Ig/Ab are present in?
Ig are present in blood fluid, mucus, extravascular fluid.
Most abundant protein in Blood?
Plasma
Most abundant protein in Body?
Collagen
Globulin?
- Major plasma protein after albumin
- divided into α, β, γ
- α and β are produced in liver.
- γ are Ig, produced by Immune cells
Anticoagulant?
substance that helps prevent blood clots from forming. It works by inhibiting certain clotting factors in the blood, reducing the ability of the blood to clot.
Types of Anticoagulant
- Calcium chelator
- Non-calcium Chelator
calcium chelator
- Oxalates
- EDTA Tri-sodium citrate
Oxalates
- Ammonium Oxalates
- Potassium Oxalates
- Double Oxalates
Non-Calcium Chelator
- heparin (Natural)
- Warfarin (Artificial)
Major Anti-coagulant used for Blood investigation?
EDTA
Blooad has —– clotting factors?
13
Serum?
It is essentially blood plasma without the clotting proteins. Blood serum contains water, electrolytes, antibodies, hormones, and other proteins, but it does not include blood cells or clotting factors.
Serum has 4 missing coagulant factors, those are?
- Fibrinogen
- Pro0thrombin
- Proaccelerin
- AHF (Anti-hemophilic factor)
Properties of IG?
- Y shaped structure
- 4 polypeptide chain
- 2 heavy, 2 light
Ig are responsible for?
Recognition and Helps in Neutralisation of incoming pathogen
amio-acid in light chain
214 a.a
a.a in heavy chain
450 aa
Weight of Light chain
25 KDa