Home › Words › D › desetopedesetopedesetope · noun — the part of an MHC that binds to an antigen.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, desetope ranks #33,976 of 42,862 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom determinant selection + -topenounThe part of an MHC that binds to an antigen.e.g.“Since a given peptide will fit only some desetopes, or a given desetope will bind only a limited set of peptides, there is MHC restriction on presentation of any given epitope.” — 1993, Malcolm S. Mitchell, Biological Approaches to Cancer Treatment: Biomodulation, page 110:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.paratope 71% match — That part of the molecule of an antibody that binds to an antigen. vs desetope →agretope 68% match — The part of a biomolecule that binds to the major histocompatibility complex molecule vs desetope →aptatope 60% match — The binding-site of an aptamer vs desetope →histotope 60% match — The portion of an antigen that reacts with or binds to a T-cell. vs desetope →protectope 52% match — A protective epitope vs desetope →epitopal 51% match — Of or pertaining to an epitope vs desetope →glycotope 51% match — The epitope of a glycoprotein. vs desetope →affitin 50% match — Any of a group of synthetic proteins that bind antigens vs desetope →