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Description

Immunoglobulin (Ig) light chains consist of 211 to 217 amino acid residues with a molecular weight of approximately 22 kDa. There are two major types of light chains, kappa and lambda. Two Ig light chains and two Ig heavy chains make one immunoglobulin (IgG) molecule. IgM is a pentamer (made of 5 IgG molecules) . Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Name
Immunoglobulin light chains
Part Display Name
Immunoglobulin light chains
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
BJ Protein

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 免疫球蛋白轻链
Synonyms: Bence Jones 氏蛋白;Bence Jones 蛋白;BJ 蛋白;B-J 蛋白;BJP;本周氏蛋白;本-周氏蛋白;本周氏蛋白（Bence Jones protein，BJ Protein，BJP）;本周蛋白;本-周蛋白
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Cadenas ligeras de las inmunoglobulinas
it-IT Italian (Italy) Immunoglobuline, catene leggere
Synonyms: Catene leggere delle immunoglobuline
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Immuunoglobuliini kerged ahelad
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) İmmünglobulin hafif zincirler
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Иммуноглобулин легкие цепи
fr-BE French (Belgium) Chaînes légères d'immunoglobulines
Synonyms: LC
fr-CA French (Canada) Chaînes légères d'immunoglobulines
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) immunoglobuline lichte ketens
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Łańcuchy lekkie immunoglobulin
Synonyms: Łańcuchy lekkie immunoglobulin
el-GR Greek (Greece) Ελαφρές αλυσίδες ανοσοσφαιρίνης
Synonyms: Ελαφρές αλυσίδες ανοσοσφαιρίνης