Multiple choice

The antigen-binding site of an antibody is referred as

  1. conformational epitope

  2. linear epitope

  3. paratope

  4. isotype

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Explanation

The paratope is the part of an antibody which recognises an antigen, the antigen-binding site of an antibody. It is a small region (of 15-22 amino acids) of the antibody's Fv region and contains parts of the antibody's heavy and light chains.