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Gaptoforny group

Gaptoforny group (historical; Greek hapto – to grab, take + Greek phoros – bearing) – the group of atoms which is hypothetically existing in an antibody molecule which is capable to connect chemically to the corresponding group in an antigen molecule.

 
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