Antibody: Immunoglobulin G

Structural Overview

The Fab Units

The Fc Unit

The Hinge

The Heavy Chains

The Light Chains

IgG contains Carbohydrate

Stability of the IgG Structure


Antigen Binding

The Variable Regions

The Constant Regions

The Hypervariable Regions

The Antigen Binding Site

The Antigen-Binding Cleft


Using Jmol menu, change display to reveal/count disulfide bonds
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Domains composed of antiparallel beta sheets
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Residue(s) closest to the highlighted and labeled residues in the peptide
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