epitope

English

Etymology

From epi- +‎ -tope.

Noun

epitope (plural epitopes)

1. (biochemistry) The part of a biomolecule (such as a protein) which is the target of an immune response

   Hyponyms: glycotope, supertope

   Holonym: idiotope

Related terms

• agretope
• allotope
• desetope
• histotope
• paratope

 

Translations

target of an immune response

• French: épitope (fr) m
• German: Epitop n
• Hungarian: epitóp
• Italian: epitopo (it) m
• Portuguese: epítopo m
• Spanish: epítopo (es) m
• Swedish: epitop (sv)