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ChEBI
mimotope
- Term ID
- CHEBI:60218
- Synonyms
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- antigenic determinant mimic
- epitope mimic
- mimeotope
- mimeotope function
- mimeotope role
- mimetope
- mimotope function
- mimotope role
- Definition
- Any macromolecule whose structure mimics that of an epitope. When applied to immunisation, a mimotope induces the desired antibody specificities exclusively based on the principle of molecular mimicry.
- References
- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
- is a type of
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- inverse has_role
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from mimotope
Phenotype where environments contain mimotope
Phenotype modified by environments containing mimotope
Human Disease Model