Catalytic antibodies: Structure and function

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-87

  Wentworth, Paul ^a   Janda, Kim D ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalytic antibody; Convergent evolution; Hapten; Reactive immunization; Transition state analog

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

BINDING SITE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY; ANTIBODIES; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MODELS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0035756055     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/CBB:35:1:63     Document Type: Review

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