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Frank_Baker Frank_Baker
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9 years ago
So I read a book that said some small molecules such as penicillin cannot trigger an allergic response themselves (haptens). But why is it that the IgE can't be triggered by small molecules ( penicillin monomer, ethanol, water, carbon dioxide) ? I thought it was the shape that was required, not size, to trigger a reaction.
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9 years ago
Each IgE receptor is custom to fit the antigen it was designed for.
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9 years ago
But what if an IgE was designed to fit water molecules? Just like some IgE receptors are designed to fit peanut protein molecules.
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9 years ago
The person would be dead at birth due to allergies.
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