Title: enhancing antibody
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - enhancing antibody
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13113
Status: current

Definition
Antibody that binds to an antibody-antigen complex or idiotypic-anti-idiotypic antibody complex and strengthens the interaction.

Related Term
- anti-idiotypic antibody: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/12893

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1161 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'enhancing antibody' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13113
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