Definition: Univalent antigen-binding fragments composed of one entire IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN and the amino terminal end of one of the IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS from the hinge region, linked to each other by disulfide bonds. Fab contains the IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGIONS, which are part of the antigen-binding site, and the first IMMUNOGLOBULIN CONSTANT REGIONS. This fragment can be obtained by digestion of immunoglobulins with the proteolytic enzyme PAPAIN.
DF: IG FAB
Other names Immunoglobulins, Fab Fragment; Fab Fragments; Immunoglobulin Fragments, Fab; Fragment Immunoglobulins, Fab; Fab Fragments, Immunoglobulin; Fab Fragment, Immunoglobulin; Fab Fragment Immunoglobulins; Immunoglobulin Fab Fragment; Fab Immunoglobulin Fragments; Immunoglobulins, Fab
certolizumab pegol [ CDP 870,CDP870,Cimzia,UCB Pharma brand of certolizumab pegol,certolizumab ] a polyethylene-glycolated Fab' fragment of anti-tumor necrosis factor
