Answer to Question #169500 in Biochemistry for Has

Question

Explain why F(ab)2 and not Fab can form a precipitate with corresponding antigens

Answer 1

It is a type of antigen-antibody reaction, in which the antigen occurs in a soluble form. When a soluble antigen reacts with its specific antibody, at an optimum temperature and P^H in the presence of electrolyte antigen-antibody complex forms insoluble precipitate