Immunoglobulin Fragmentation - 2
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History:
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1962 - Rodney Porter proposed the basic structure of the
immunoglobulin molecule
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Used proteolytic enzymes to cleave rabitt IgG
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These proteolytic enzymes were:
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papain
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pepsin
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The results of treatment with these enzymes was the
production of different fragments of the IgG molecule