A single species of immunoglobulin molecules produced by culturing a single clone of a hybridoma cell. MAbs
recognize only one chemical structure, i.e. they are directed against a single epitope of the antigenic substance used to raise the antibody.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143
(Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992))
on page 161
Transformed and rewritten from PDF version (entry
http://www.iupac.org/goldbook/M04010.pdf)
by: Miloslav Nic, Jiri Jirat, Bedrich Kosata, ICT Prague, Czech Republic
