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THE molecular weight of a protein has been considered of prime importance in relation to its antigenicity. Thus a protein with a molecular weight of less than 10,000 has not been demonstrated to have stimulated the formation of antibody. Experiments using polymerized amino-acids illustrate this clearly1,2.
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BERGLUND, G. Preparation of Antiserum to an Antigen of Low Molecular Weight. Nature 206, 523–524 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/206523a0
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