Biologic molecule from immune system. Its role is to neutralize pathogenes or initiate an immune reaction. Its properties, mainly to be specific to an unique antigene, make them useful tool in molecular biology. They could be develop easily by animal immunization, they are employed to detect a specific protein.
An antibody recognize an specific antigen by its variables chains (VH and VL). Each antibody possess a different combinaison of variables chains, explaining the available and large antibody diversity.
