Antibody Degradation Process

**Semantic type:** Phenomenon or Process

**Definition:** Antibody Degradation consists of conjugation, transport, oxidation, and/or proteolysis of members of a class of cell-surface or secreted B lymphocyte proteins that non-covalently interact through intermolecular physical forces of attraction and spatial complementarity selectively and specifically with foreign substances (antigens), typically as part of an immune response.

**Synonyms:** - Antibody Degradation