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Q.Immunoglobulins are chemically :

(a) glycogen
(b) lipoprotein
(c) glycoprotein
(d) glycolipid
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Immunoglobulins are glycoproteins built of polypeptide chains carrying carbohydrate side chains.

Each antibody molecule is composed of heavy and light polypeptide chains linked by disulphide bonds, with oligosaccharide groups attached to the constant region — the classic structure of a glycoprotein. This carbohydrate component influences antibody stability, solubility and some effector functions. They are not glycogen (a storage polysaccharide), lipoproteins (protein-lipid complexes such as tho …

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