metalloantibody

English

Etymology

From metallo- +‎ antibody.

Noun

metalloantibody (plural metalloantibodies)

1. An antibody that is modified to contain metal ions within its structure.
   • 1991, Advances in Protein Chemistry - Volume 42, page 346:

     The engineering of hydrolytic chemistry is one goal of metalloantibody experiments.

   • 2008, Derek J. Chadwick, Joan Marsh, Catalytic Antibodies, page 154:

     Is the binding constant such that the metalloantibody holds together at zero metal concentration?

   • 2013, Jerry L. Atwood, Encyclopedia of Supramolecular Chemistry, page 199:

     Antibody 38G2 is a metalloantibody that incorporates mercury (II) as a Lewis acid cofactor.