antigenicity

American  

[an-ti-juhn-is-i-tee] / ˌæn tɪ dʒənˈɪs ɪ ti /

noun

1. the quality or fact of being an antigen or of having properties similar to those of an antigen.

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Example Sentences

This study really highlights the potential antigenicity of even very lowly expressed proteins and their relevance for transfusion medicine.”

From Seattle Times

"There is always a concern about egg-adaptation mutations resulting in alteration of antigenicity of the vaccine seed strain," says Doris Bucher, a microbiologist at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York, whose lab creates such seed strains.

From Scientific American

Therefore, it is possible that changes that affect transmissibility can affect antigenicity and, thus, vaccine efficacy.

From Science Magazine

“The antigenicity of the virus depends less on any mutations than on where the HA and NA come from,” says Ilaria Capua, an avian-flu researcher at the Veterinary Public Health Institute in Legnaro, Italy.

From Nature

The effects of formolization on the antigenicity and reactivity of proteins are discussed later.

From Project Gutenberg